The meaning of “יְכׇלְיָה”
Understanding Yᵉkolyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
and יְכׇלְיָהוּ Yᵉkolyâhûw (yekol-yaw'-hoo); or (2 Chronicles 26:3) יְכִילְיָה Yᵉkîylᵉyâh (yek-eeleh-yaw'); from יָכֹל a...
יְכׇלְיָה
and יְכׇלְיָהוּ Yᵉkolyâhûw (yekol-yaw'-hoo); or (2 Chronicles 26:3) יְכִילְיָה Yᵉkîylᵉyâh (yek-eeleh-yaw'); from יָכֹל and יָהּ; Jah will enable Jecholiah, Jecoliah. - § Jecoliah or Jecholiah = "Jehovah is able" - Jekoljah or Jekiljah, an Israelitess 1) wife of king Amaziah of Judah and mother of king Uzziah (Azariah)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 15:2 | “Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.” Word: יְכׇלְיָה (Yᵉkolyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:3 | “Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.” Word: יְכׇלְיָה (Yᵉkolyâh) |