JOKTHEEL jŏk’ thĭ əl (יָקְתְאֵֽל). 1. A town of Judah in the S Shephelah district named between Mizpeh and Lachish (Josh 15:38). The site is unknown.

2. A city of Edom formerly called Sela, renamed Joktheel by Amaziah, king of Judah, after he captured it (2 Kings 14:7).