Given name
Jehozadak
“Yah has justified”·“Yah is righteous”
Jehozadak is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיהוצדק
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jehozadak means “Yah has justified” or “Yah is righteous.”
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Where it comes from
Jehozadak is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb sadeq (צדק), “to be just.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jehozadak appears in 1 Chronicles 6:14, Ezra 3:2.
- 1 Chronicles 6:14
- Ezra 3:2
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Jehozadak’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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