The meaning of “יוֹיָקִים”

Understanding Yôwyâqîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

יוֹיָקִים

Phoneticyo-yaw-keem'

TransliterationYôwyâqîym

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

a form of יְהוֹיָקִים Joiakim. Compare יוֹקִים. - § Joiakim or Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up" - Jojakim, an Israelite 1) a priest and son of Jeshua the high priest

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

3 total references

Reference	Text
Nehemiah 12:10	“And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,”
Nehemiah 12:12	“And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;”
Nehemiah 12:26	“These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.”

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Nehemiah

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