Jehoshaphat
Americannoun
noun
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the king of Judah (?873–?849 bc ) (I Kings 22:41–50)
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the site of Jehovah's apocalyptic judgment upon the nations (Joel 4:14)
Etymology
Origin of Jehoshaphat
From Hebrew Yəhōshāphāṭ “Yahweh is judge, has judged”
Example Sentences
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They saw him take a cot out on the platform and some blankets and, by Jehoshaphat, he slept there all night, getting up to add his secret potion every few hours.
From Literature
Jumping Jehoshaphat, of course I did!
From Literature
“Jumping Jehoshaphat, Nell!” boomed Mr. Pinkerton as we picked up speed.
From Literature
“I was Googling around the other day for a factoid: how many Israelis had visited the United Arab Emirates since the signing of their normalization agreement, known as the Abraham Accords. Answer: more than 130,000. Jumping Jehoshaphat, Batman! In the middle of a global pandemic, at least 130,000 Israeli tourists and investors have flown to Dubai and Abu Dhabi since commercial air travel was established in mid-October!” wrote New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Wednesday.
From Washington Times
Holy Jehoshaphat, what a breakthrough!
From Los Angeles Times
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