Jehoiakim — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוֹיָקִים

יְהוֹיָקִים

Yᵉhôwyâqîym · pronounced yeh-ho-yaw-keem' · Strong's H3079 · a man

Jehoiakim means Jehovah will raise.

Built from

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

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

Strong's definition

from H3068 abbreviated and H6965; Jehovah will raise; Jehojakim, a Jewish king.

First appearance

2Kgs 23:34 And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jehoiakim

37 occurrences in 37 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Daniel

2Kgs 23:342Kgs 23:352Kgs 23:362Kgs 24:12Kgs 24:52Kgs 24:62Kgs 24:191Chr 3:151Chr 3:162Chr 36:42Chr 36:52Chr 36:8Jer 1:3Jer 22:18Jer 22:24Jer 24:1Jer 25:1Jer 26:1Jer 26:21Jer 26:22Jer 26:23Jer 27:1Jer 27:20Jer 28:4Jer 35:1Jer 36:1Jer 36:9Jer 36:28Jer 36:29Jer 36:30Jer 36:32Jer 37:1Jer 45:1Jer 46:2Jer 52:2Dan 1:1Dan 1:2

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