The meaning of “יְהוֹיָקִים”
Understanding Yᵉhôwyâqîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jehoiakim. Compare יוֹיָקִים. - § Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up" - Jehojakim, a Jewish king 1) son of Josiah and the th...
יְהוֹיָקִים
Jehoiakim. Compare יוֹיָקִים. - § Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up" - Jehojakim, a Jewish king 1) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 24:1 | “In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.” Word: יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym) | |
| 1 Chronicles 3:16 | “And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.” Word: יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym) | |
| 2 Chronicles 36:5 | “Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.” Word: יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym) | |
| Jeremiah 28:4 | “And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.” Word: יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym) | |
| Daniel 1:2 | “And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.” Word: יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym) |