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1 Chronicles 3:16 — Word Study

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WLCוּבְנֵ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים יְכָנְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

BSAThe successorsbên [sons, descendants] of JehoiakimYᵉhôwyâqîym [Jehovah raises up] JeconiahYᵉkonyâh [Jehoiachin, son of Jehovah] his sonbên [a descendant, offspring] [and] ZedekiahTsidqîyâh [Jehovah is righteous, the last king of Judah]

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1 Chronicles 3:16quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists the successors of Jehoiakim, specifically naming his son Jeconiah and Zedekiah.
Who is speakingThe chronicler, detailing the lineage of Judah's kings.
Where we areIn the genealogical record of the kings of Judah, focusing on the descendants of Jehoiakim.
The hard wordיְכָנְיָ֥ה
Take awayThis verse emphasizes the royal lineage and succession in Judah.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 3:16

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Context — The Lineage of Judah's Kingsgenerated

15The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
16The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
17The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

1 Chronicles 3:16 presents the successors of Jehoiakim, highlighting the importance of lineage in the history of Judah's monarchy. The verse connects Jehoiakim to his son Jeconiah and Zedekiah, illustrating the continuation of royal authority and the fulfillment of God's promises to David's line, as seen in other passages like 2 Kings 24:6 and Jeremiah 22:24-28.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
12 Kings 24:6–8And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
22 Kings 25:27On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.
32 Chronicles 36:9Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
4Jeremiah 22:24–28“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
5Matthew 1:11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word יְכָנְיָה, ye.kha.ne.Yahgenerated

The name יְכָנְיָה (ye.kha.ne.Yah) refers to Jeconiah, a king of Judah and son of Jehoiakim. The name means 'Jehovah will establish', indicating a divine purpose in his lineage.

Jeconiah is significant in the biblical narrative as the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. His brief reign and subsequent captivity mark a pivotal moment in Judah's history, reflecting themes of judgment and restoration.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main clause is governed by the noun phrase וּבְנֵ֖י, and the sons of, which introduces the subject of the verse. The rest of the sentence includes two noun phrases that serve as the predicate, identifying Jeconiah and Zedekiah as the successors.

The structure of the verse emphasizes the lineage by presenting the names in a straightforward manner, highlighting the importance of each successor in the royal line.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, וּבְנֵ֖י is rendered as υἱοὶ, meaning 'sons'. This choice aligns with the Hebrew meaning but also reflects the Greek understanding of familial relationships.

The names יְכָנְיָ֥ה and צִדְקִיָּ֥ה are translated as ιεξονιας and σεδεκιας, respectively, maintaining their identities while adapting to the Greek linguistic context.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

1 Chronicles 3:16 lists Jeconiah and Zedekiah as the successors of Jehoiakim, highlighting their importance in the royal line of Judah. This verse connects the history of the kings with God's promises to His people.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who were Jeconiah and Zedekiah?

Jeconiah was a king of Judah, the son of Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah was his successor, the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile.

What does the name Jeconiah mean?

The name Jeconiah means 'Jehovah will establish', reflecting the belief in God's sovereignty over the kingdom.

Why is the lineage of kings important?

The lineage of kings is important as it shows the fulfillment of God's promises to David and the continuity of leadership in Israel.

How does this verse connect to the history of Judah?

This verse connects to the history of Judah by documenting the royal successors and their roles during a critical period leading to the Babylonian exile.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What significance does the lineage of Jehoiakim hold in the context of Judah's history?
  2. How do the names Jeconiah and Zedekiah reflect God's plans for His people?
  3. In what ways can understanding the history of Judah's kings impact our view of God's faithfulness?
  4. How does this verse illustrate the importance of family and lineage in biblical times?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 3:16 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the sons of Jehoiakim; Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. No JFB commentary on this verse.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Not his natural son, for he was his uncle, ; but his legal son, or his successor, upon whom the son’ s right was devolved by virtue of that law, , and therefore it is not strange if he have the name of son with it. See Poole "". Or this was another Zedekiah; because it is improbable, and without example, that one and the same man should be twice mentioned in the same genealogy as the son of two several parents.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.Ver. 16. Zedekiah his son.] Not his natural son, as being his uncle, but his legal son, that is, his successor.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(16) Jeconiah (Iah establish !)= Jehoiachin (Iahweh establisheth) = Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28—an abbreviation of Jeconiah), was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:15), and Zedekiah his father’s brother, became king in his stead. Hence the supposition that “Zedekiah his son” means “Zedekiah his successor” on the throne. (Comp. margin.) But (1) the phrase “his son” has its natural sense throughout the preceding list; and (2) there really is nothing against the apparent statement of the text that Jeconiah the king had a son named Zedekiah, after his great-uncle. As, like Johanan (1 Chronicles 3:15), he did not come to the throne, this younger Zedekiah is not…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 16. Zedekiah his son.] If this be the same who was the last king of Judah, before the captivity, the word son must be taken here to signify successor; for it is certain that Zedekiah was the successor of Jeconiah, and that Zedekiah was the son of Josiah, and not of Jehoiakim.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

16. Jeconiah] This name is sometimes shortened to Coniah (Jeremiah 22:14) and written (with a slight change of meaning) Jehoiachin (2 Chronicles 36:8-9; 2 Kings 24:6 ff.). Zedekiah his son] Zedekiah was heir, not son, to Jeconiah, whom he succeeded in the kingdom. His relationship to Jeconiah was that of uncle.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.

NETBNew English Translation2006

The sons of Jehoiakim: his son Jehoiachin and his son Zedekiah.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And the sons of Jehoiakim; Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And the sonnes of Iehoiakim were Ieconiah his sonne, and Zedekiah his sonne.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And the sons of Jehoyakim: Jechonyah his son, Zedekiah his son.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Jehoiakim's sons were Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Of Joakim was born Jechonias, and Sedecias.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The sons of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וּandclausenoun phrase · subjectבְנֵ֖יthe.sonsיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםof.Jehoiakimnoun phrase · predicatenoun phraseיְכָנְיָ֥ה[was].Jeconiahnoun phraseבְנ֖sonוֹhisnoun phraseצִדְקִיָּ֥ה[was].Zedekiahnoun phraseבְנֽsonוֹhis

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all six words matched. This consistency indicates a shared understanding of the lineage being described.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וּבְנֵ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים יְכָנְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וּבְנֵ֖יυἱοὶיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםιωακιμיְכָנְיָ֥הιεξονιαςבְנ֖וֹαὐτοῦצִדְקִיָּ֥הσεδεκιαςבְנֽוֹ׃αὐτοῦ

6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

1 Chronicles 3:16בֵּןand [the] sand [the] sons בֵּןיְהוֹיָקִיםJehoiakimJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםיְכוֹנְיָהJeconiahJeconiahיְכוֹנְיָהבֵּןson hisson hisבֵּןצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּZedekiahZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּבֵּןson hisson hisבֵּןבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהיהוהThe LordThe Lordיהוהכּוּןto establito establish: pכּוּןצֶ֫דֶקRighteousnRighteousnessצֶ֫דֶקעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןיְכוֹנְיָהJeconiahJeconiahיְכוֹנְיָהיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּJosiahJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּיְהוֹיָקִיםJehoiakimJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםגָּלָהto reveal:to reveal: reveגָּלָהיִרְמְיָ֫הJeremiahJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫היְהוּדָה(Baalah of(Baalah of)Judaיְהוּדָה
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 3:16

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
וּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.Nei and [the] sons of H1121 Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
sons, descendants
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-mp — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural construct
HC/Ncmpc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
יְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.Kim Jehoiakim H3079 Noun proper masculine
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In plain English
Meaning
Jehoiakim means Jehovah raises up, and was a king of Judah, son of Josiah, who is mentioned in 2 Kings 23:34 and Jeremiah 27:1.
Amplified meaning
Jehovah raises up
Tyndale gloss
Jehoiakim
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְהוֹיָקִים (Yhowyaqiym) refers to Jehoiakim, a king of Judah and son of Josiah. The name means 'Jehovah will raise up.' He is noted as one of the last kings of Judah, ruling during the Divided Monarchy and is mentioned in 2 Kings 23:34. He was a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar and had a violent death.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יְהוֹיָקִים, יוֹיָקִים, יוֹקִים n.pr.m. (י׳ raiseth up)

one of the last kings of Judah, son of Josiah

priest, son of Jeshua

a Judaite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3079 יְהוֹיָקִים, יוֹיָקִים, יוֹקִים (י׳ raiseth up) . one of the last kings of Judah, son of Josiah

. priest, son of Jeshua

. a Judaite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3079 Yhowyaqiym yeh-ho-yaw-keem'

from 3068 abbreviated and 6965; Jehovah will raise;

Jehojakim, a Jewish king:--Jehoiakim. Compare 3113.

see HEBREW for 03068

see HEBREW for 06965

see HEBREW for 03113

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהוֹיָקִים (ye.ho.ya.qim) — Jehoiakim.

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.34;

son of: Josiah (H2977) and Zebidah (H2080);

half-brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J); married to Nehushta (H5179);

father of: Jehoiachin (H3078); also called Zedekiah at Jer.27.1; Eliakim at 2Ki.23.34; 1x

Also named: el.ya.qim (אֶלְיָקִים "Eliakim" H0471I)

§ Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up"

son of Josiah and the third from the last king of Judah; subject vassel of Nebuchadnezzar who reigned for 11 years before he died a violent death either in combat or by the hands of his own subjects

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

je-hoi'-a-kim (yehoyaqim, "Yahweh will establish"; Ioakeim): The name given him by Pharaoh-necoh, who raised him to the throne as vassal king in place of his brother Jehoahaz, is changed from Eliakim (`elyaqim, "God will establish"). The change compounds the name, after the royal Judean custom, with that of Yahweh; it may also imply that Necoh claims Yahweh's authorization for his act, as in a similar way Sennacherib had claimed it for his invasion of Judah (2Ki 18:25). He has represented the campaign with which Josiah interfered as undertaken by Divine command ('El, 2Ch 35:21); this episode of it merely translates the authorization, rather arrogantly, into the conquered nation's dialect.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehoiakim

He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B.C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q.v.).

On the death of his father his younger brother Jehoahaz (=Shallum, Jer. 22:11), who favoured the Chaldeans against the Egyptians, was made king by the people; but the king of Egypt, Pharaoh-necho, invaded the land and deposed Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:33, 34; Jer. 22:10-12), setting Eliakim on the throne in his stead, and changing his name to Jehoiakim.

After this the king of Egypt took no part in Jewish politics, having been defeated by the Chaldeans at Carchemish (2 Kings 24:7;

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
יְכָנְיָ֥הye.kha.ne.Yah Jeconiah H3204 Noun proper masculine
7× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Jeconiah was a king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim and father of possibly Zedekiah, mentioned in 2 Kings 24:6 and also known as Jechoniah or Coniah in different passages.
Amplified meaning
Jehoiachin, son of Jehovah
Tyndale gloss
Jeconiah
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְכוֹנְיָה (Ykonyah) refers to Jeconiah, the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. The name means 'Jehovah will establish' and is associated with various biblical references, including 2 Kings 24:6 and Jeremiah 22:24. He was the son of Jehoiakim and father of Zedekiah, and his reign lasted only three months before captivity.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יְכוֹנְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ is firm, enduring) all of last king but one of Judah

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3204 יְכוֹנְיָה (י׳ is firm, enduring) all of last king but one of Judah

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3204 Ykonyah yek-on-yaw'

and Ykonyahuw {yek-on-yaw'-hoo}; or (Jereremiah 27:20)

Ykownyah {yek-o-neh-yaw'}; from 3559 and 3050; Jah will

establish; Jekonjah, a Jewish king:--Jeconiah. Compare 3659.

see HEBREW for 03559

see HEBREW for 03050

see HEBREW for 03659

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְכוֹנְיָה (ye.khon.yah) — Jeconiah.

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.6;

son of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Nehushta (H5179);

father of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?) and Shealtiel (H7597A); also called Jeconiah at 1Ch.3.16,17; 2x27.20; 28.4; 29.2; Coniah at Jer.22.24,28; 37.1; Shallum at Jer.22.11; Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) inMat.1.11; 1x

Another name of ye.ho.ya.khin (יְהוֹיָכִין "Jehoiachin" H3078)

§ Jeconiah = "Jehovah will establish"

1) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah and king of Judah for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar and was taken captive to Babylon where he was imprisoned for the next 36 years; released at the death of Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon until his death

1a) primary spelling 'Jehoiachin'

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jek-o-ni'-a.

See JEHOIACHIN.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah establishes). [See JEHOIACHIN]

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See JEHOIACHIN.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

preparation, or stability, of the Lord

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
בְנ֖וֹve.No son his H1121 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
a descendant, offspring
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
צִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.Yah Zedekiah H6667 Noun proper masculine
63× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zedekiah means Jehovah is righteous, the name of six Israelites including the last king of Judah, as seen in Jeremiah 36:12. He was renamed by Nebuchadnezzar and son of Josiah. Zedekiah was a significant figure in the Divided Monarchy period.
Amplified meaning
Jehovah is righteous, the last king of Judah
Tyndale gloss
Zedekiah
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ (*Tsidqiyah*) means 'Jehovah is righteous' and refers primarily to Zedekiah, the last king of Judah. It is derived from words meaning 'right' and 'Jah' (God). The entries note various individuals named Zedekiah, including false prophets and a priest during Nehemiah's time. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings or references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ 66, צִדְקִיָּה 7 n.pr.m. (י׳ is righteousness)

last king of Judah

false prophets

prince; Jerem.’s time

priest, Nehem.’s time

son of Jehoiachin

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6667 צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ, צִדְקִיָּה (י׳ is righteousness) . last king of Judah

. false prophets

. prince; Jerem.’s time

. priest, Nehem.’s time

. son of Jehoiachin

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6667 Tsidqiyah tsid-kee-yaw'

or Tsidqiyahuw {tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo}; from 6664 and 3050; right

of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites:--Zedekiah,

Zidkijah.

see HEBREW for 06664

see HEBREW for 03050

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ (tsid.qiy.yah) — Zedekiah.

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11;

son of: Chenaanah (H3668)

§ Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"

1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity

2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel

3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon

4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah

5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

6) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ (tsid.qiy.yah) — Zedekiah.

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.17;

son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537);

brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H);

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zedekiah

Righteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31; 24:17, 18). His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin he changed his name to Zedekiah. The prophet Jeremiah was his counsellor, yet “he did evil in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 24:19, 20; Jer. 52:2, 3). He ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one years. The kingdom was at that time tributary to Nebuchadnezzar; but, despite the strong remonstrances of Jeremiah and others, as well as the example of Jehoiachin, he threw off the yoke…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(justice of Jehovah). The last king of Judah and Jerusalem. He was the son of Josiah by his wife Hamutal, and therefore own brother to Jehoahaz. (2 Kings 24:18) comp. 2Kin 23:31 His original name was Mattaniah, which was changed to Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried off his nephew Jehoiachim to Babylon and left him on the throne of Jerusalem. Zedekiah was but twenty-one years old when he was thus placed in charge of an impoverished kingdom, B.C. 597. His history is contained in a short sketch .of the events of his reign given in (2 Kings 24:17; 2 Kings 25:7) and, with some trifling variations in (Jeremiah 39:1-7; 62:1-11) together with the still shorter summary in…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

1. The twentieth and last king of Judah, son of Josiah and Hamutal, and uncle to Jeconiah his predecessor, 2Ki 24:17,19 Jer 52:1. When Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem, he carried Jeconiah to Babylon, with his wives, children, officers, and the best artificers in Judea, and put in his place his uncle Mattaniah, whose name he changed to Zedekiah, and made him promise with an oath that he would maintain fidelity to him. He was twenty-one years old when he began to reign at Jerusalem, and he reigned there eleven years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, committing the same crimes as Jehoiakim, 2Ki 24:18-20 2Ch 36:11-13. Compare

and [the] sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah son his Zedekiah son his
בְנֽוֹ׃ve.No son his H1121 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

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