57%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts יִפְתַח(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. JEHF-thə(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "he opens" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name belongs to a ruling judge. He successfully defended Israel from the Ammonites, but was then obliged to sacrifice his daughter because of a vow he had made. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantJephthaOther Languages & CulturesIephthae(Biblical Greek) Yiftach(Biblical Hebrew) Iepthae(Biblical Latin) Jeptha(English) Categories biblical judges