Quick Definition
Joktheel
Biblical Persons & Places
Joktheel
Joktheel_1= near Lachish (Lachish@Jos.10.3-Mic=H3923)
A location near Lachish only mentioned at Jos.15.38;
only referred to as Joktheel (יׇקְתְאֵל).
Strong's Definition
Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea
Derivation: probably from the same as H3348 (יָקֶה) and H410 (אֵל); veneration of God (compare H3354 (יְקוּתִיאֵל));
KJV Usage: Joktheel.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Joktheel = "the blessedness of God"
1) a city in the low country of Judah named next to Lachish
2) the name given to the cliff which was the stronghold of Edom by king Amaziah after capturing it; also called 'Selah' and 'Petra'
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Joktheel = "the blessedness of God"
a city in the low country of Judah named next to Lachish
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָקְתְאֵל
yoqtheêl
BDB Definition:
Joktheel = the blessedness of God
1) a city in the low country of Judah named next to Lachish
2) the name given to the cliff which was the stronghold of Edom by king Amaziah after capturing it; also called Selah and Petra
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from the same as H3348 and H410
Total KJV Occurrences: 2