יוֹתָם
yo.tam
Jotham
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word יוֹתָם (yo.tam) carries a single clear meaning as a proper noun, specifically referring to the name "Jotham". Its appearance in the Bible is limited to four occurrences, which may indicate a smaller scope of influence or significance in the narrative. As a proper name, yo.tam primarily serves to identify an individual in the biblical text, likely an important figure or royal descendant. This usage is consistent, and the name doesn't convey any additional semantic meaning beyond the identity it provides. Given its restricted occurrences, it is challenging to assess the broader significance of this name. However, the frequency of its reference suggests that Jotham held some level of importance in the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
Judges 9:7When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
Judges 9:21Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Judges 9:57and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.