Eliakim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְיָקִים

אֶלְיָקִים

ʼElyâqîym · pronounced el-yaw-keem' · Strong's H471 · a man

Eliakim means God of raising.

Built from

אֵל ʼêl (from, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

קוּם qûwm (and, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H6965; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 18:18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliakim

12 occurrences in 12 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Isaiah

2Kgs 18:182Kgs 18:262Kgs 18:372Kgs 19:22Kgs 23:342Chr 36:4Neh 12:41Isa 22:20Isa 36:3Isa 36:11Isa 36:22Isa 37:2

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