יְכׇנְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Jekonjah, a Jewish king

Etymology & Derivation

and יְכׇנְיָהוּ; or (Jeremiah 27:20) יְכוֹנְיָה; from H3559 (כּוּן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah will establish;

KJV Usage

Jeconiah. Compare H3659 (כׇּנְיָהוּ).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.son of king jehoiakim of judah and king of judah for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to nebuchadnezzar and was taken captive to babylon where he was imprisoned for the next 36 years; released at the death of nebuchadnezzar and lived in babylon until his death
• 2.primary spelling 'jehoiachin'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉkonyâh; Pronunciation: yek-on-yaw'

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