Jehoshaphat

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• Jehosophat (rare)

From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) +‎ שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/, /d͡ʒɪˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/

Jehoshaphat

1. the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
2. (biblical) A male given name from Hebrew.

• jumping Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat

1. Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
   • 1954, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel:

     Baley […] thought of a visit to the City Zoo with Ben six or seven years ago. No, eight, because Ben had just passed his eighth birthday then. (Jehoshaphat! Where did the time go?)

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