Strong H3099H3099Iיוֹאָחָז
Jehoahaz
One of the 3 senses of Strong H3099
- Transliteration
- yô'âchâz
- Pronunciation
- yo-aw-khawz'
- 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.23.30;
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537);
brother of: Zedekiah (H6667H);
half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Johanan at 1Ch.3.15(?);
Another spelling of ye.ho.a.chaz (יְהוֹאָחָז "Jehoahaz" H3059H)
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537);
brother of: Zedekiah (H6667H);
half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Johanan at 1Ch.3.15(?);
Another spelling of ye.ho.a.chaz (יְהוֹאָחָז "Jehoahaz" H3059H)
Meaning of the name
Joahaz or Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has grasped"
General definition
A form of H3059; {Joachaz} the name of two Israelites: - {Jehoahaz} Joahaz.
In the biblical story
Jehoahaz
King of Judah, son of Josiah
Jehoahaz, also known as Johanan, was a king of Judah and the son of Josiah.
In the Bible
Strong H3099I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jehoahaz2
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 36:2Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
- 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.