Strong H52242 sensesנְכוֹ
Neco · (Pharaoh) Neco
- Transliteration
- nekô
- Pronunciation
- nek-o'
Meaning of the name
Necho = "lame"
The 2 senses of Strong H5224
The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5224 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.
General definition
Probably of Egyptian origin;
Neko an Egyptian king: - Necho. Compare H6549 .
Neko an Egyptian king: - Necho. Compare H6549 .
In the Bible
Translated in the KJV by
- necho3
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 35:20After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
- 2 Chronicles 35:22Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
- 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.