Jephthah

[ jef-thuh ]

/ ˈdʒɛf θə /

a judge of Israel. Judges 11, 12.

Example sentences from the Web for jephthah

If Paul did not commend Jephthah for keeping this vow, what was the act that excited his admiration?

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
Tall old Jephthah got to his feet, knocked the ashes from his pipe and put it in his pocket.

Judith of the Cumberlands |Alice MacGowan
But Jephthah said, "I was in straits, and my people with me; I called to you, but ye aided me not."

The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) |Max Duncker
In the Book of Judges there is the story of a man named Jephthah.

Standards of Life and Service |T. H. Howard

Jephthah was wrong, for God did not need to be bribed to support a man who was bent on doing his duty.

Judges and Ruth |Robert A. Watson

Jephthah

/ (ˈdʒɛfθə) /

Old Testament a judge of Israel, who sacrificed his daughter in fulfilment of a vow (Judges 11:12–40) Douay spelling: Jephte (ˈdʒɛftə)