HebrewH3199Proper Noun (Masculine)

יָכִין

ya.khin

8Occurrences
H3199Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jakin, the name of three Israelites and of a temple pillar

from H3559 (כּוּן); he (or it) will establish;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Simeon (H8095); brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at ; § Jachin = "He will establish" the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יָכִין appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Exodus
1
Genesis
1
Nehemiah
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 24:17BSB

the twenty-first to Jachin,the twenty-second to Gamul,

1 Chronicles 9:10BSB

From the priests:Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

1 Kings 7:21BSB

Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

2 Chronicles 3:17BSB

Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.

Exodus 6:15BSB

The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

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