Original Word: יְהוֹיָכִין
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yhowyakiyn
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-KEEN
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-yaw-keen')
Definition: Jehoiachin
Meaning: Jehojakin

Jehoiachin

From Yhovah and kuwn; Jehovah will establish; Jehojakin, a Jewish king -- Jehoiachin. Compare Yowyakiyn.

see HEBREW Yhovah

see HEBREW kuwn

see HEBREW Yowyakiyn

Word Origin
from Yhvh and kun
Definition
"the LORD appoints," a king of Judah
NASB Translation
Coniah (3), Jehoiachin (10), Jehoiachin's (1).

יְהוֺיָכִין, יְהוֺיָכִן, יוֺיָכִין

proper name, masculine (׳י apointeth) last king but one of Judah, son of Jehoiakim (ᵐ5 Ἰωακειμ; in Kings, ᵐ5^L Ἰωακειν; ᵐ5 in Jeremiah (usually) & Chronicles Ἰεχονίας); יְהוֺיָכִין 2 Kings 24:6,8,12,15; 2 Kings 25:27 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 36:8,9; Jeremiah 52:31 = יְהוֺיָכִן Jeremiah 52:31; = יוֺיָכִין Ezekiel 1:2; = יְכוֺנְיָה Jeremiah 27:20; = יְכָנְיָה Jeremiah 28:4; Jeremiah 29:2; 1 Chronicles 3:16,17; Esther 2:6; = יְכָנְיָהוּ Jeremiah 24:1 = כָּנְיָהוּ Jeremiah 22:24,28; Jeremiah 37:1.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words יְהוֹ (YHWH, the LORD) and כִין (to establish, to appoint).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2458: Ἰεχονίας (Iechonias) • The Greek form of Jehoiachin, used in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.

Usage: Jehoiachin is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to a king of Judah.

Context: Jehoiachin, also known as Jeconiah or Coniah, was the son of Jehoiakim and the grandson of Josiah. He became king of Judah at the age of eighteen and reigned for three months and ten days in Jerusalem. His reign is noted for its brevity and for occurring during a tumultuous period in Judah's history, marked by the Babylonian conquest.

Jehoiachin's reign is recorded in 2 Kings 24:8-17 and 2 Chronicles 36:9-10. During his short rule, Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem. Jehoiachin surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar, who took him captive to Babylon along with his family, officials, and many of the elite of Judah. This event marked the beginning of the Babylonian exile.

Despite his captivity, Jehoiachin's story concludes on a note of hope. In 2 Kings 25:27-30, it is recorded that after thirty-seven years in prison, he was released by Evil-Merodach, the new king of Babylon, and given a place of honor at the king's table. This act of clemency is seen as a sign of God's enduring covenant with the house of David, despite the nation's unfaithfulness.

Jehoiachin's name appears in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, as recorded in Matthew 1:11-12, highlighting his significance in the Davidic line.

יְהוֹיָכִ֖ין יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין יְהוֹיָכִ֣ן יְהוֹיָכִ֤ין יְהוֹיָכִ֥ין יהויכין יהויכן yə·hō·w·yā·ḵin yə·hō·w·yā·ḵîn yəhōwyāḵin yəhōwyāḵîn yehoyaChinInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts