Given name
Jozabad
“Yah has given”
Jozabad is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיוזבד
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jozabad means “Yah has given.”
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Where it comes from
Jozabad is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb zabad (זבד), “to give.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jozabad appears in 1 Chronicles 12:4, 2 Chronicles 31:13, 2 Chronicles 35:9 and 6 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 12:4
- 2 Chronicles 31:13
- 2 Chronicles 35:9
- Ezra 8:33
- Ezra 10:22
- Ezra 10:23
- Ezra 10:18
- Nehemiah 8:7
- 2 Kings 12:21
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Jozabad’s family of names
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Zabdielshares a root
- Zebadiahshares a root
- Zebedeeshares a root
- Zabdishares a root
- Zebidahshares a root
- Zabudshares a root
- Zabbudshares a root
- Zabbaishares a root
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