- Original: Ἰωσίας - Transliteration: Iosias - Phonetic: ee-o-see'-as - Definition: Josiah = whom Jehovah heals 1. king of Judah, who restored among the Jews the worship of the true God, and after a reign of thirty one years was slain in battle about 611 BC - Origin: of hebrew origin H2977 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H2977 ]; Josias (that is Joshiah) an Israelite: - Josias. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Josiah, 2 Mat 1:10; Mat 1:11