Lexical Definition

‎אֶלְיָקִים‎ ʼElyâqîym (el-yaw-keem') Eliakim ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎קוּם‎; God of raising

Eliakim.

• § Eliakim = "God raises" or "God sets up"
• Eljakim, the name of four Israelites

1) the son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah's household
2) Josiah's son, enthroned by Pharaoh
3) a priest who assisted Nehemiah

See Greek: Ἐλιακείμ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.41

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶלְיָקִים‎ proper name, masculine (God sets up, compare Sabean ‎הקמאל‎, ‎יקמאל‎ Hal⁶¹⁵)
a. Hezekiah's prefect of the palace 2Kgs 18:18; 2Kgs 18:26; 2Kgs 18:37; 2Kgs 19:2; Isa 22:20; Isa 36:3; Isa 36:11; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:2.
b. son of Josiah, made king by Pharaoh 2Kgs 23:34; 2Chr 36:4 = ‎יְהוֺיָקִים‎ 2Kgs 24:1; Jer 1:3; 1Chr 3:15.
c. a priest Neh 12:41.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest during the time of Nehemiah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Eliakim was a priest who participated in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.41;
• only referred to as Eliakim אֶלְיָקִים.

Eliakim is mentioned briefly in Nehemiah 12:41 as one of the priests who participated in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. After the completion of the wall's reconstruction under Nehemiah's leadership, a great celebration was held. Two large choirs were appointed to give thanks and walk on top of the wall in opposite directions (Nehemiah 12:31, 38). Eliakim was among the priests who accompanied one of the choirs, along with other priests such as Maaseiah, Miniamin, and Micaiah. The presence of the priests in the dedication ceremony signified the importance of religious leadership and the restoration of worship in Jerusalem.

All entries for Eliakim: אֶלְיָקִים