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.

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

Usage: 5 forms in 9 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
לְיוֹאָ֖שׁ to Joash Judg.6.11
יוֹאָ֣שׁ Joash Judg.8.32
יוֹאָ֡שׁ Joash Judg.6.31
יוֹאָ֖שׁ Joash Judg.7.14 • Judg.8.13 • Judg.8.29 • Judg.8.32
יוֹאָ֔שׁ Joash Judg.6.29 • Judg.6.30

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Male • Father of Gideon • The father of Gideon, a judge of Israel

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Joash, the father of Gideon, supported his son's actions in tearing down the altar of Baal (Jdg.6.11,29-31; 8.13,29,32).

Joash, an Abiezrite from the tribe of Manasseh, was the father of Gideon, one of the judges of Israel. He first appears in Judges 6:11, where the Angel of the Lord visits Gideon while he is threshing wheat in Joash's winepress to hide from the Midianites.

When Gideon tears down the altar of Baal and the Asherah pole beside it, the men of the city demand that Joash surrender his son to be put to death (Jdg.6.29-30). However, Joash defends Gideon, saying that if Baal is truly a god, he can defend himself (Jdg.6.31). This event earns Gideon the name Jerubbaal, meaning "Let Baal contend against him."

Joash is mentioned again in Judges 7:14, where the Midianites interpret a dream as a sign that God has given them into the hand of Gideon, the son of Joash. After Gideon's victory over the Midianites, he returns to his father's house in Ophrah (Jdg.8.13,29). Joash dies at a good old age and is buried in the tomb of his father in Ophrah (Jdg.8.32).

All entries for Joash: יוֹאָשׁ