HebrewH3079Proper Noun (Masculine)

יְהוֹיָקִים

ye.ho.ya.qim

37Occurrences
H3079Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jehojakim, a Jewish king

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) abbreviated and H6965 (קוּם); Jehovah will raise;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Josiah (H2977) and Zebidah (H2080); half-brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J); married to Nehushta (H5179); father of: Jehoiachin (H3078); also called Zedekiah at ; Eliakim at ; 1x Also named: el.ya.qim (*אֶלְיָקִים *"Eliakim" H0471I) § Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up" son of Josiah and the third from the last king of Judah; subject vassel of Nebuchadnezzar who reigned for 11 years before he died a violent death either in combat or by the hands of his own subjects

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יְהוֹיָקִים appears 37 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
23
2 Kings
7
2 Chronicles
3
1 Chronicles
2
Daniel
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 3:15BSB

The sons of Josiah:Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.

2 Kings 23:36BSB

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.

Jeremiah 1:3BSB

and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

Jeremiah 26:22BSB

Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.

Jeremiah 36:9BSB

Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.

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