Lexical Definition
יוֹאָשׁ Yôwʼâsh (yo-awsh') Joash N:N-M-P
or יֹאָשׁ Yôʼâsh (yo-awsh'); (2 Chronicles 24:1), a form of יְהוֹאָשׁ
Joash.
- § Joash = "given by the Lord"
- Joash, the name of six Israelites
1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah
2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel
3) father of Gideon
4) a son of king Ahab
5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim
6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag