dʒˈɛhəʃˌæfæt wʌz nˈæsi ænd ɹˈɛʃ ɡælˈuːɾə ʌvðə nˈeɪsənt kˈæɹeɪt mˈuːvmənt ʌv dʒˈuːdeɪˌɪzəm, ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ɪz lˈaɪkli ðæt hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈæbɐnˌaɪt hɪmsˈɛlf dˈuː tə hɪz ɐfˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən wɪððə pˌæləstˈɪniːən jˈɛshɪvə.
Jehoshaphat was nasi and resh galuta of the nascent Karaite movement of Judaism, though it is likely that he was a Rabbanite himself due to his affiliation with the Palestinian Yeshiva.