The meaning of “יוֹאָשׁ”
Understanding Yôwʼâsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יֹאָשׁ Yôʼâsh (yo-awsh'); (2 Chronicles 24:1), a form of יְהוֹאָשׁ Joash. - § Joash = "given by the Lord" - Joash, th...
יוֹאָשׁ
or יֹאָשׁ Yôʼâsh (yo-awsh'); (2 Chronicles 24:1), a form of יְהוֹאָשׁ Joash. - § Joash = "given by the Lord" - Joash, the name of six Israelites 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) father of Gideon 4) a son of king Ahab 5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim 6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 7:14 | “And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.” Word: יוֹאָשׁ (Yôwʼâsh) | |
| 2 Kings 13:13 | “And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.” Word: יוֹאָשׁ (Yôwʼâsh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:22 | “And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things.” Word: יוֹאָשׁ (Yôwʼâsh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:24 | “For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.” Word: יוֹאָשׁ (Yôwʼâsh) | |
| Hosea 1:1 | “The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.” Word: יוֹאָשׁ (Yôwʼâsh) |