Strong's Number 2977

Transliteration:
Yo'shiyah {yo-shee-yaw'} or {yo-she-yaw'-hoo}
Word Origin:
from the same root as 803 and 3050
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Josiah 53

Total: 53
Definition:
Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"
  1. son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led
  2. a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zechariah the prophet