Strong H3098H3098Gיוֹאָח
Joah
One of the 6 senses of Strong H3098
- Transliteration
- yô'âch
- Pronunciation
- yo-awkh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18;
son of: Asaph (H623)
son of: Asaph (H623)
Meaning of the name
Joah = "Jehovah is brother"
General definition
In the biblical story
Joah
Son of Asaph, King Hezekiah's secretary
Joah, the son of Asaph, served as King Hezekiah's secretary during the Assyrian invasion (2Ki.18.18,26,37; Isa.36.3,11,22).
In the Bible
Strong H3098G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- joah6
First verses
- 2 Kings 18:18And 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 Kings 18:26Then 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.
- 2 Kings 18:37Then 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.
- Isaiah 36:3Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
- Isaiah 36:11Then 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.
- Isaiah 36:22Then 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.