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HebrewH3078Proper Noun (Masculine)

יְהוֹיָכִין

ye.ho.ya.khin

8Occurrences
H3078Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jehojakin, a Jewish king

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H3559 (כּוּן); Jehovah will establish;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Nehushta (H5179); father of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?) and Shealtiel (H7597A); also called Jeconiah at ; 2x27.20; Coniah at ; Shallum at ; Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) in; 1x § Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes" king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, and the next to last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity; kingship lasted for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar who took him to Babylon and imprisoned him for 36 years when he was finally released

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יְהוֹיָכִין appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
5
2 Chronicles
2
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 36:8BSB

As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 36:9BSB

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 24:6BSB

And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.

2 Kings 24:8BSB

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:12BSB

Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon.So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.