Joah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹאָח

יוֹאָח

Yôwʼâch · pronounced yo-awkh' · Strong's H3098 · a man

Joah means Jehovah-brothered.

Built from

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

אָח ʼâch (and, H251) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3068 and H251; Jehovah-brothered; Joach, 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 Joah

10 occurrences in 10 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah

2Kgs 18:182Kgs 18:262Kgs 18:371Chr 6:61Chr 26:42Chr 29:122Chr 34:8Isa 36:3Isa 36:11Isa 36:22

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