Given name
Josiphiah
“Yah will increase”·“Yah adds”
Josiphiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיוספיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Josiphiah means “Yah will increase” or “Yah adds.”
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Where it comes from
Josiphiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yasap (יסף), “to add, increase, or repeat.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Josiphiah appears in Ezra 8:10.
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Josiphiah’s family of names
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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