Given name
Joshaphat
“Yah has ruled”·“Yah governs”
Joshaphat is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיושפט
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Joshaphat means “Yah has ruled” or “Yah governs.”
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Where it comes from
Joshaphat is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shapat (שפט), “to judge or govern.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Joshaphat appears in 1 Chronicles 11:43, 1 Chronicles 15:24.
- 1 Chronicles 11:43
- 1 Chronicles 15:24
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Joshaphat’s family of names
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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