Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(subdued). (1) City in Judah (Josh. 15:38). (2) An Edomite stronghold (2 Kings 14:7).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. City in the lowlands of Judah (Josh. 15:38).
2. Name given by Amaziah to Selah (the ‘rock’) in Edom when captured by him (2 Kings 14:7).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Yoqth’el
Meaning:
probably from the same as 3348 and 410; veneration of God (compare 3354); Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
absolved of God: or perhaps i.q. Jekuthiel
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Reward of God; veneration; subdued:―name of a place in Palestine, also of one in Idumaea, Josh. 15:38. {Praemium Dei}