Jehoahaz — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוֹאָחָז

יְהוֹאָחָז

Yᵉhôwʼâchâz · pronounced yeh-ho-aw-khawz' · Strong's H3059 · a man

Jehoahaz means Jehovah-seized.

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יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (from, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

אָחַז ʼâchaz (and, H270) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) open in the lexicon ›

from H3068 and H270; Jehovah-seized; Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites.

2Kgs 10:35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)

19 occurrences in 19 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles

Jehoahaz (H3099) — Joachaz, the name of two Israelites

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.