Lexical Summary Yiphtach: "He opens", a Gileadite, also a city of Judah Original Word: יִפְתָּחTransliteration: Yiphtach Phonetic Spelling: (yif-tawkh') Part of Speech: proper name; masculine; location Short Definition: "He opens", a Gileadite, also a city of Judah Meaning: Jephthah -- "He opens", a Gileadite, also a city of Judah Strong's Concordance Jephthah, Jiphtah From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah. see HEBREW pathach Brown-Driver-Briggs H3316. Yiphtach יִפְתָּח proper name 1. masculine Jephthah, Ιεφθαε (he [God] openeth); — Judges 11:1 (twice in verse) + 26 t. 11, 12, 1 Samuel 12:11. 2. location in the שְׁפֵלָה Joshua 15:43 (P), A ᵐ5L ιεφθα. |