Jephthah

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts יִףְתַח(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɛf.θə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "he opens" in Hebrew, derived from the root פָּתַח (paṯaḥ) meaning "to open" [1]. In the Old Testament this is the name of a ruling judge. He successfully defended Israel from the Ammonites, but was then obliged to sacrifice his daughter because of a vow he had made.

Related Names

VariantJephtha
Other Languages & CulturesIephthae(Biblical Greek) Yiftach(Biblical Hebrew) Iepthae(Biblical Latin) Jeptha(English)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

actions, biblical judges

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6605, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6605.
Entry updated October 6, 2024