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.

  1. NecoH5224GEgyptian Pharaoh during the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim.3 verses · 2 Chronicles
  2. (Pharaoh) NecoH5224HEgyptian Pharaoh during the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim.Not in the KJV

General definition

Probably of Egyptian origin;
Neko an Egyptian king: - Necho. Compare H6549 .

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • necho3

First verses

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:20
    After 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. 2 Chronicles 35:22
    Nevertheless 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.
  3. 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.