3203. Yekolyah or Yekolyahu or Yekileyah

Lexicon

Yekolyah or Yekolyahu or Yekileyah: Jecoliah or Jecoliah of Jerusalem

Original Word: יְכָלְיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Ykolyah
Pronunciation: yeh-kol-yaw
Phonetic Spelling: (yek-ol-yaw')
Definition: Jecoliah or Jecoliah of Jerusalem
Meaning: Jekoljah, Jekiljah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jecholiah, Jecoliah

And Ykolyahuw {yek-ol-yaw'-hoo}; or (2 Chronicles 26:3) Ykiylyah {yek-ee-leh-yaw'}; from yakol and Yahh; Jah will enable; Jekoljah or Jekiljah, an Israelitess -- Jecholiah, Jecoliah.

see HEBREW yakol

see HEBREW Yahh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yakol and Yah
Definition
"Yah has been able," mother of King Azariah
NASB Translation
Jechiliah (1), Jecoliah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יְכָלְיָהוּ, יְכָלְיָה proper name, feminine (׳י hath been able; compare Sabean יכלאל Hal⁴⁶⁵) mother of king Azariah: יכליהו 2 Kings 15:2, ᵐ5 Χαλεια, ᵐ5^L Ιεχελιὰ יכליה2Chronicles 26:3 (Qr; Kt יכיליה), ᵐ5 ξααια, A ᵐ5^L Ιεχελια.

יְכוֺנְיָה, יְכָנְיָח(וּׅ see יְהוֺיָכִין p. 220:b.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָכֹל (yakol, meaning "to be able") and יָהּ (Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name יְכָלְיָה (Jekoljah) in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the concept of divine ability or power is often expressed in Greek through terms like δύναμις (dynamis, Strong's Greek 1411), which means "power" or "ability."

Usage: This proper noun is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: • Jekoljah is mentioned in the context of the royal lineage of the Kingdom of Judah. She is noted as the mother of King Uzziah (also known as Azariah), who was one of the kings of Judah. Her mention is brief, but it highlights her role in the Davidic line of kings.
• The reference to Jekoljah is found in 2 Kings 15:2, where it states: "He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jekoliah of Jerusalem."
• The name Jekoljah signifies a theological affirmation of God's power and ability, reflecting the faith and cultural context of the time.
• Jekoljah's inclusion in the genealogical records underscores the importance of maternal lineage in the royal narratives of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations

יְכָלְיָ֖ה יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ יכליה יכליהו yə·ḵā·lə·yā·hū yə·ḵā·lə·yāh yechalYah yechalYahu yəḵāləyāh yəḵāləyāhū

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 15:2
HEB: וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
NAS: name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
KJV: name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
INT: name and his mother's was Jecoliah of Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 26:3
HEB: [יְכִילְיָה כ] (יְכָלְיָ֖ה ק) מִן־
NAS: name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.
KJV: name also [was] Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
INT: name and his mother's Jecholiah at of Jerusalem

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3203
2 Occurrences

yə·ḵā·lə·yāh — 1 Occ.
yə·ḵā·lə·yā·hū — 1 Occ.