Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BOZKATH boz'-kath (botsqath, "stony"; Septuagint Basedoth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named between Lachish and Eglon (Joshua 15:39). It was the birthplace of Adaiah the mother of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:1; the King James Version "Boscath"). The site is not identified.

Multi-Version Concordance Bozkath (2 Occurrences) Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 2 Kings 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)