Jephthah

  • Boy
  • 8 letters
Hebrew To open. To release. In the Old Testament, Jephthah was a leader of the Israelites and was obliged to sacrifice his only daughter in return for God's help to defeat the Ammonites.

Jephthah is a boy’s name of Hebrew origin. Meaning in Hebrew: To open. To release. In the Old Testament, Jephthah was a leader of the Israelites and was obliged to sacrifice his only daughter in return for God’s help to defeat the Ammonites. The name has 8 letters.

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