What is "josiah"

Josiah or Yoshiyahu ( or ; , literally meaning "healed by Yah" or "supported of Yah"; ; c. 649–609 BCE) was a king of Judah (641–609 BCE), who according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious changes. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Hebrew Scriptures during the "Deuteronomic reform" that occurred during his rule.

Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, King Amon, and reigned for thirty-one years, from 641/640 to 610/609 BCE.

He is also one of the kings mentioned in one of the two divergent genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament.

Josiah is a given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (, "supported of Yahu ( YHWH)".

The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.