The meaning of “יׇקְנְעָם”
Understanding Yoqnᵉʻâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jokneam. - § Jokneam = "the people lament" - Jokneam, a place in Palestine 1) a city of Canaan conquered by Joshua and i...
יׇקְנְעָם
Jokneam. - § Jokneam = "the people lament" - Jokneam, a place in Palestine 1) a city of Canaan conquered by Joshua and in the territory of Zebulun but allotted to the Merarite Levites and located Mount Carmel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 12:22 | “The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;” Word: יׇקְנְעָם (Yoqnᵉʻâm) | |
| Joshua 19:11 | “And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;” Word: יׇקְנְעָם (Yoqnᵉʻâm) | |
| Joshua 21:34 | “And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,” Word: יׇקְנְעָם (Yoqnᵉʻâm) |