Josiphiah

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Josiphiah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

father of Shelomith who accompanied Ezra leading the clan of Bani back from exile

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increase of the Lord; the Lord's finishing

Hebrew

Strongs #03131: hypowy Yowciphyah

Josiphiah = "Jehovah adds"

1) father or ancestor of Shelomith who returned with Ezra

3131 Yowciphyah yo-sif-yaw'

from active participle of 3254 and 3050; Jah (is) adding;
Josiphjah, an Israelite:-Josiphiah.
see HEBREW for 03254
see HEBREW for 03050

Josiphiah [NAVE]

JOSIPHIAH, father of a chief, Ezra 8:10.

JOSIPHIAH [SMITH]

(whom Jehovah will increase), the father or ancestor of Shelomith, who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:10) (B.C. 459.)

JOSIPHIAH [ISBE]

JOSIPHIAH - jos-i-fi'-a (yociphyah, "Yah adds"): Found in Ezr 8:10, where Massoretic Text is "and of the sons of .... Shelomith the son of Josiphiah." With the help of Septuagint A and 1 Esdras 8:36, the name "Bani" (which is the same in the unpointed text as "the sons of" and was omitted through haplography) can be supplied above before "Shelomith." Josiphia is thus the father of Shelomith, one of Ezra's companions. 1 Esdras 8:36 has "Josaphias."