Jecholiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְכׇלְיָה

יְכׇלְיָה

Yᵉkolyâh · pronounced yek-ol-yaw' · Strong's H3203 · a woman · also spelled Jecoliah

Jecholiah means Jah will enable.

Built from

יָכֹל yâkôl (from, H3201) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

and יְכׇלְיָהוּ; or (2 Chronicles 26:3) יְכִילְיָה; from H3201 and H3050; Jah will enable; Jekoljah or Jekiljah, an Israelitess.

First appearance

2Kgs 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jecholiah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles

2Kgs 15:22Chr 26:3

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