Quick Definition
Iphtah
Biblical Persons & Places
Jephthah
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.11.1;
referred to as Jephthah (יִפְתָּח), or Jephthah (KJV= Jephthae) (Ἰεφθάε);
a son of Gilead.
Iphtah
Iphtah= near Ashnah (Ashnah@Jos.15.33-=H0823)
A location near Ashnah only mentioned at Jos.15.43;
only referred to as Iphtah (יִפְתָּח).
Strong's Definition
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H6605 (פָּתַח); he will open;
KJV Usage: Jephthah, Jiphtah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Jephthah or Jiphtah = "he opens"
n pr m
1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering
n pr loc
2) a city in Judah
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Jephthah or Jiphtah = "he opens"
a city in Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יִפְתָּח
yiphtâch
BDB Definition:
Jephthah or Jiphtah = he opens
1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering (noun proper masculine)
2) a city in Judah (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 30