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Jehoshaphat

noun Je·hosh·a·phat \ji-ˈhä-sə-ˌfat, -shə-\

Definition of JEHOSHAPHAT

:  a king of Judah who brought Judah into an alliance with the northern kingdom of Israel in the ninth century b.c.
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Origin of JEHOSHAPHAT

Hebrew Yĕhōshāphāṭ
First Known Use: circa 1500

Rhymes with JEHOSHAPHAT

Angora cat, aristocrat, gerontocrat, go to the mat, heliostat, humidistat, kangaroo rat, magnificat, meritocrat, requiescat, Siamese cat, single combat, talk through one's hat, ten-gallon hat, thalassocrat, throw money at, under one's hat

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