The meaning of “יְהוֹיָכִין”
Understanding Yᵉhôwyâkîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jehoiachin. Compare יוֹיָכִין. - § Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes" - Jehojakin, a Jewish king 1) king of Judah, son o...
יְהוֹיָכִין
Jehoiachin. Compare יוֹיָכִין. - § Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes" - Jehojakin, a Jewish king 1) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 24:12 | “And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.” Word: יְהוֹיָכִין (Yᵉhôwyâkîyn) | |
| 2 Chronicles 36:9 | “Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.” Word: יְהוֹיָכִין (Yᵉhôwyâkîyn) | |
| Jeremiah 52:31 | “And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,” Word: יְהוֹיָכִין (Yᵉhôwyâkîyn) |