Jephthah
Transliteration:
yiph.tach
Morphhology:
Proper Name Noun Male Person
Definition:
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.11.1; son of: Gilead (
h1568I) Also named:
Iephthae (Ἰεφθάε "Jephthah"
g2422) § Jephthah or Jiphtah = "he opens" 1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering 2) a city in Judah
Pronounciation:
yif-tawkh'
Definition:
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine; Jephthah, Jiphtah.; from
h6605 (פָּתַח); he will open