# יִפְתָּח (yiftach)

Israeli respelling: yif-tach. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3316. 26 Old Testament occurrences.

Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine

King James renderings: Jephthah, Jiphtah.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yiftach-h3316

## Occurrences

- [Joshua 15:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/15/43) — And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
- [Judges 11:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/1) — Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
- [Judges 11:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/2) — And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in ou…
- [Judges 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/3) — Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
- [Judges 11:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/5) — And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
- [Judges 11:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/6) — And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- [Judges 11:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/7) — And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now whe…
- [Judges 11:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/8) — And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the childr…
- [Judges 11:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/9) — And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them be…
- [Judges 11:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/10) — And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
- [Judges 11:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/11) — Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before…
- [Judges 11:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/12) — And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to…
- [Judges 11:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/13) — And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of…
- [Judges 11:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/14) — And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
- [Judges 11:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/15) — And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
- [Judges 11:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/28) — Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
- [Judges 11:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/29) — Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh…
- [Judges 11:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/30) — And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
- [Judges 11:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/32) — So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
- [Judges 11:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/34) — And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his o…
- [Judges 11:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/40) — That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
- [Judges 12:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/12/1) — And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight agai…
- [Judges 12:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/12/2) — And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not ou…
- [Judges 12:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/12/4) — Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye…
- [Judges 12:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/12/7) — And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
- [1 Samuel 12:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/12/11) — And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye d…