The meaning of “יְהוֹעַדִּין”
Understanding Yᵉhôwʻaddîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְהוֹעַדָּן Yᵉhôwʻaddân (yeh-ho-ad-dawn'); from יְהֹוָה and עָדַן; Jehovahpleased Jehoaddan. - § Jehoaddan = "Jehovah...
יְהוֹעַדִּין
or יְהוֹעַדָּן Yᵉhôwʻaddân (yeh-ho-ad-dawn'); from יְהֹוָה and עָדַן; Jehovahpleased Jehoaddan. - § Jehoaddan = "Jehovah delights" - Jehoaddin or Jehoaddan, an Israelitess 1) wife of king Joash and mother of king Amaziah of Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 14:2 | “He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.” Word: יְהוֹעַדִּין (Yᵉhôwʻaddîyn) | |
| 2 Chronicles 25:1 | “Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.” Word: יְהוֹעַדִּין (Yᵉhôwʻaddîyn) |