Strong H471H471Iאֶלְיָקִים
Eliakim
One of the 3 senses of Strong H471
- Transliteration
- 'elyâqîym
- Pronunciation
- el-yaw-keem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.34;
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Zebidah (H2080);
half-brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J); married to Nehushta (H5179);
father of: Jehoiachin (H3078); also called Zedekiah at Jer.27.1; Eliakim at 2Ki.23.34; 1x
Another name of ye.ho.ya.qim (יְהוֹיָקִים "Jehoiakim" H3079)
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Zebidah (H2080);
half-brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J); married to Nehushta (H5179);
father of: Jehoiachin (H3078); also called Zedekiah at Jer.27.1; Eliakim at 2Ki.23.34; 1x
Another name of ye.ho.ya.qim (יְהוֹיָקִים "Jehoiakim" H3079)
Meaning of the name
Eliakim = "God raises" or "God sets up"
General definition
In the biblical story
Jehoiakim
King of Judah, son of Josiah
Jehoiakim, also known as Eliakim, was a king of Judah who reigned for eleven years before being succeeded by his son Jehoiachin.
In the Bible
Strong H471I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
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First verses
- 2 Kings 23:34And 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.
- 2 Chronicles 36:4And 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.