יְהוֹיָכִין

Strong’s Definition

Jehojakin, a Jewish king

Etymology & Derivation

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H3559 (כּוּן); Jehovah will establish;

KJV Usage

Jehoiachin. Compare H3112 (יוֹיָכִין).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwyâkîyn; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-keen'

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