Jephtha

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Pronounced： [ JEF-thə (English) ]
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Usage：Biblical

Meaning & History：

Variant of JEPHTHAH.

JEPHTHAH male Biblical

Means "he opens" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name belongs to 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.

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EQUIVALENTS

BIBLICAL GREEK: Iephthae

BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yiftach

BIBLICAL LATIN: Iepthae

BIBLICAL: Jephthah

ENGLISH: Jeptha