יְהֹויָכִין

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H3078

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwyâkîyn

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-keen'

Definition: Jehoiachin

Original: יהויכין

Transliteration: yehôyâkı̂yn

Phonetic: yeh-ho-yaw-keen'

BDB Definition:

Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes"

king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, and the next to last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity; kingship lasted for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar who took him to Babylon and imprisoned him for 36 years when he was finally released

Origin: from H3068" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3068 and H3559" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3559

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine