02977 Yo'shiyah {yo-shee-yaw'} or {yo-she-yaw'-hoo}
from the same root as 0803 and 03050;; n pr m
AV - Josiah 53; 53
Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"
1) son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of
Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the
great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led
2) a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place
the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in
the time of Zechariah the prophet