The meaning of “כׇּנְיָהוּ”
Understanding Konyâhûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
for יְכׇנְיָה Coniah. - § Coniah = "Jehovah will establish" - Conjah, an Israelite king 1) another name for king Jehoiac...
כׇּנְיָהוּ
for יְכׇנְיָה Coniah. - § Coniah = "Jehovah will establish" - Conjah, an Israelite king 1) another name for king Jehoiachin of Judah, the next to last king on the throne before the captivity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 22:24 | “As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;” Word: כׇּנְיָהוּ (Konyâhûw) | |
| Jeremiah 22:28 | “Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?” Word: כׇּנְיָהוּ (Konyâhûw) | |
| Jeremiah 37:1 | “And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.” Word: כׇּנְיָהוּ (Konyâhûw) |