יוֹאָחָז
yo.a.chaz
“Joahaz”
Definition
Joachaz, the name of two Israelites
a form of H3059 (יְהוֹאָחָז);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יוֹאָחָז appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.