The meaning of “יוֹאָחָז”
Understanding Yôwʼâchâz reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a form of יְהוֹאָחָז Jehoahaz, Joahaz. - § Joahaz or Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has grasped" - Joachaz, the name of two Israeli...
יוֹאָחָז
a form of יְהוֹאָחָז Jehoahaz, Joahaz. - § Joahaz or Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has grasped" - Joachaz, the name of two Israelites 1) the father of Joah, Josiah's chronicler
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 14:1 | “In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.” Word: יוֹאָחָז (Yôwʼâchâz) | |
| 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: יוֹאָחָז (Yôwʼâchâz) | |
| 2 Chronicles 36:2 | “Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.” Word: יוֹאָחָז (Yôwʼâchâz) | |
| 2 Chronicles 36:4 | “And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.” Word: יוֹאָחָז (Yôwʼâchâz) |