3204. Yekonyah or Yekonyahu or Yekoneyah

Lexicon

Yekonyah or Yekonyahu or Yekoneyah: Jeconiah or Jehoiachin

Original Word: יְכָנְיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ykonyah
Pronunciation: yeh-ko-nyah or yeh-ko-nyah-hoo
Phonetic Spelling: (yek-on-yaw')
Definition: Jeconiah or Jehoiachin
Meaning: Jekonjah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jeconiah

And Ykonyahuw {yek-on-yaw'-hoo}; or (Jereremiah 27:20) Ykownyah {yek-o-neh-yaw'}; from kuwn and Yahh; Jah will establish; Jekonjah, a Jewish king -- Jeconiah. Compare Konyahuw.

see HEBREW kuwn

see HEBREW Yahh

see HEBREW Konyahuw

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
the same as Yehoyakin, q.v.
NASB Translation
Jeconiah (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יְכוֺנְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י is firm, enduring); — Jeremiah 27:20 = יְכָנְ֫יָהוּ Jeremiah 24:1 = יְכָנְיָה Jeremiah 28:4; Jeremiah 29:2; 1 Chronicles 3:16,17; Esther 2:6 = כָּנְיָ֫הוּ Jeremiah 22:24,28; Jeremiah 37:1 (ᵐ5 Ιεχονιας throughout), all of last king but one of Judah, see יְהוֺיָכִין above

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָכִין (yakin) meaning "he will establish" and יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2423: Ἰεχονίας (Iechonias) • This is the Greek form of the name Jeconiah, used in the New Testament, specifically in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:11-12).

Usage: Jekonjah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to a king of Judah.

Context: • Jekonjah is an alternate form of the name Jehoiachin, who was the son of Jehoiakim and the king of Judah. His reign was brief, lasting only three months and ten days, as recorded in 2 Kings 24:8 and 2 Chronicles 36:9. During his reign, Jerusalem was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, leading to Jekonjah's surrender and subsequent deportation to Babylon along with his family and many of the elite of Judah (2 Kings 24:12-15).
• Jekonjah's captivity marked a significant event in the history of Judah, as it was part of the larger Babylonian exile. Despite his captivity, he was later shown favor by Evil-Merodach, the king of Babylon, who released him from prison and gave him a place of honor at the royal table (2 Kings 25:27-30).
• The name Jekonjah is significant in the genealogical records of the Bible, appearing in the lineage of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:11-12), where he is referred to as Jeconiah.
• Theologically, Jekonjah's life and reign are often discussed in the context of divine judgment and mercy, illustrating the consequences of disobedience to God as well as the hope of restoration.

Forms and Transliterations

יְכָנְיָ֣ה יְכָנְיָ֣הוּ יְכָנְיָ֥ה יְכָנְיָ֨ה יְכָנְיָֽה־ יכניה יכניה־ יכניהו yə·ḵā·nə·yā·hū yə·ḵā·nə·yāh yə·ḵā·nə·yāh- yechaneYah yechaneYahu yəḵānəyāh yəḵānəyāh- yəḵānəyāhū

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 3:16
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים יְכָנְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥ה
NAS: of Jehoiakim [were] Jeconiah his son,
KJV: of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son,
INT: the sons of Jehoiakim Jeconiah his son Zedekiah

1 Chronicles 3:17
HEB: וּבְנֵי֙ יְכָנְיָ֣ה אַסִּ֔ר שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖ל
NAS: The sons of Jeconiah, the prisoner,
KJV: And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir,
INT: the sons of Jeconiah Assir Shealtiel

Esther 2:6
HEB: הָגְלְתָ֔ה עִ֖ם יְכָנְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: had been exiled with Jeconiah king
KJV: which had been carried away with Jeconiah king
INT: exile with Jeconiah king of Judah

Jeremiah 24:1
HEB: בָּבֶ֡ל אֶת־ יְכָנְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים
NAS: had carried away captive Jeconiah the son
KJV: had carried away captive Jeconiah the son
INT: king of Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 27:20
HEB: [יְכֹונְיָה כ] (יְכָנְיָ֨ה ק) בֶן־
NAS: when he carried into exile Jeconiah the son
KJV: not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son
INT: of Babylon carried Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 28:4
HEB: וְאֶת־ יְכָנְיָ֣ה בֶן־ יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים
NAS: place Jeconiah the son
KJV: to this place Jeconiah the son
INT: Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 29:2
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֣י צֵ֣את יְכָנְיָֽה־ הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְהַגְּבִירָ֨ה
NAS: King Jeconiah and the queen mother,
KJV: (After that Jeconiah the king,
INT: was after had departed Jeconiah King and the queen

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3204
7 Occurrences

yə·ḵā·nə·yāh — 6 Occ.
yə·ḵā·nə·yā·hū — 1 Occ.