Japhia: King of Lachish, and one of the five kings who, entering into a confederacy against Joshua (Josh., were killed by the latter at Makkedah (see Adoni-zedek)., the eighth of the eleven sons of David born in Jerusalem, but according ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Japhia (1): JAPHIA (1) ja-fi'-a, jaf'-i-a (yaphia`, perhaps "tall"; compare Arabic; Iephtha): (1) King of Lachish, one of the 5 "kings of the Amorites" who allied themselves together in an expedition against Gibeon on account of its treaty ... [70%] 1915-01-01
Japhia (2): JAPHIA (2) ja-fi'-a, jaf'-i-a (yaphia`): A town on the southern boundary of Zebulun named with Chisloth-tabor and Daberath (Joshua 19:12). It is represented by the modern Yafa, about 1 1/2 miles Southwest of ... [70%] 1915-01-01