Strong H4713 sensesאֶלְיָקִים

Eliakim

Transliteration
'elyâqîym
Pronunciation
el-yaw-keem'

Meaning of the name

Eliakim = "God raises" or "God sets up"

The 3 senses of Strong H471

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H471 appears in 12 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Palace administrator under King HezekiahH471G9 verses · 2 Kings, Isaiah
  2. King of Judah, son of JosiahH471I2 verses · 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles
  3. Priest during the time of NehemiahH471H1 verse · Nehemiah

General definition

From H410 and H6965; God of raising;
{Eljakim} the name of four Israelites: - Eliakim.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • eliakim10
  • make2

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 18:18
    And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
  2. 2 Kings 18:26
    Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab–shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
  3. 2 Kings 18:37
    Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab–shakeh.
  4. 2 Kings 19:2
    And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
  5. 2 Kings 23:34
    And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
  6. 2 Chronicles 36:4
    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
  7. Nehemiah 12:41
    And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
  8. Isaiah 22:20
    And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
  9. Isaiah 36:3
    Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
  10. Isaiah 36:11
    Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
  11. Isaiah 36:22
    Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
  12. Isaiah 37:2
    And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.