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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A king of Judah.
2. 2
   A male given name from Hebrew.

Example

More examples

"Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years."

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּה (yōšiyyā), יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (yōšiyyā́hū).

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