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Gender Feminine
Usage Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Scripts יודפת(Hebrew)
Other Forms Formsידפת, יטבת, יוטבת
Meaning & History
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yodfat is a variant of the Hebrew name Yotvat, which is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good.
Yotvat was a walled Jewish town in the north-west Galilee from as early as the 3-4 centuries BC. Later, the Romans, who ruled the land, altered the pronunciation to Yodfat.
During the First Jewish-Roman war, Yodfat withstood a 47-day seige in the year 67AD. Following this revolt Yodfat was rebuilt and the town kept its Jewish culture and life.
Yotvat was a walled Jewish town in the north-west Galilee from as early as the 3-4 centuries BC. Later, the Romans, who ruled the land, altered the pronunciation to Yodfat.
During the First Jewish-Roman war, Yodfat withstood a 47-day seige in the year 67AD. Following this revolt Yodfat was rebuilt and the town kept its Jewish culture and life.