The meaning of “יוֹאָח”
Understanding Yôwʼâch reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Joah. - § Joah = "Jehovah is brother" - Joach, the name of four Israelites 1) son of Asaph and chronicler to Hezekiah 2)...
יוֹאָח
Joah. - § Joah = "Jehovah is brother" - Joach, the name of four Israelites 1) son of Asaph and chronicler to Hezekiah 2) a Gershonite son or grandson of Zimmah 3) a Korhite, 3rd son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper in the time of David 4) son of Joahaz and chronicler to king Josiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 18:26 | “Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab–shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.” Word: יוֹאָח (Yôwʼâch) | |
| 1 Chronicles 26:4 | “Moreover the sons of Obed–edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,” Word: יוֹאָח (Yôwʼâch) | |
| 2 Chronicles 34:8 | “Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.” Word: יוֹאָח (Yôwʼâch) | |
| Isaiah 36:11 | “Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.” Word: יוֹאָח (Yôwʼâch) |