HebrewH3099Proper Noun (Masculine)

יוֹאָחָז

yo.a.chaz

4Occurrences
H3099Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Joachaz, the name of two Israelites

a form of H3059 (יְהוֹאָחָז);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; father of: Joah (H3098J) § Joahaz or Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has grasped" the father of Joah, Josiah's chronicler

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יוֹאָחָז appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
3
2 Kings
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 34:8BSB

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.

2 Chronicles 36:2BSB

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.

2 Chronicles 36:4BSB

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.

2 Kings 14:1BSB

In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.

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