Lexical Definition
יוֹיָכִין Yôwyâkîyn (yo-yaw-keen') Jehoiachin N:N-M-P
a form of יְהוֹיָכִין
Jehoiachin.
- § Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes"
- Jojakin, an Israelite king
1) king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, and the next to last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity; kingship lasted for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar who took him to Babylon and imprisoned him for 36 years when he was finally released
Usage: 2 forms in 7 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| יוֹיָכִֽין | Jehoiachin | Ezek.1.2 |
| Ιωαχίν | Jehoiachin | LXX.2Kgs.24.6 • LXX.2Kgs.24.8 • LXX.2Kgs.24.12 • LXX.2Kgs.24.15 |
| of Jehoiachin | LXX.2Kgs.25.27 • LXX.2Kgs.25.27 |
Extended Information
spelling of: יְהוֹיָכִין
- A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.6
- son of: Jehoiakim (יְהוֹיָקִים) and Nehushta (נְחֻשְׁתָּא)
- father of: Zedekiah (צִדְקִיָּה) and Shealtiel (שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל); also called Jeconiah at 1Ch.3.16, 17 Jer.27.20 28.4 29.2 Coniah at Jer.22.24, 28 37.1 Shallum at Jer.22.11 Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) inMat.1.11 1x
- Another spelling of ye.ho.ya.khin (יְהוֹיָכִין "Jehoiachin" יְהוֹיָכִין)