3349. yiqhah

Lexical Summary

yiqhah: Obedience, compliance

Original Word: יִקָּהָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yiqqahah
Pronunciation: yee-kaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (yik-kaw-haw')
KJV: gathering, to obey
NASB: obedience
Word Origin: [from the same as H3348 (יָקֶה - Jakeh)]

1. obedience

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

obedience

From the same as Yaqeh; obedience:

see HEBREW Yaqeh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
obedience
NASB Translation
obedience (1), scorns* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[יִקְהָה] noun feminine obedience; — construct יִקְּהַת עַמִּים Genesis 49:10 with subject. Genitive (Daghesh forte dirim. Ges^{§ 20}, 2 b Lag^{BN 82}), לִיֶקְּהַת אֵם Proverbs 30:17 with object. Genitive

יָקוֺט Job 8:14 see קוט.

יְקוּם, יְקִּים, יְקַמְיָה, יְקַמְעָם, יָקְמְעָם see below קּום.

יְקוּתִיאֵל see below יקה. above

Topical Lexicon

Overview

יִּקָּהָה depicts a willing, personal submission that unites a people around lawful authority. Though attested only twice, the term anchors two strategic passages—Jacob’s messianic oracle and Agur’s wisdom saying—so that the concept of obedience becomes a thread binding royal promise to family piety.

Occurrences in Scripture

1. Genesis 49:10 – Judah’s line receives perpetual rule “until Shiloh comes, and to Him shall be the obedience of the nations”.
2. Proverbs 30:17 – A warning against filial rebellion: “The eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother will be pecked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures”.

Context in Genesis 49:10

Jacob’s final blessing elevates Judah as the tribe of kingship. Within that framework יִּקָּהָה signals more than forced subjection; it foresees a voluntary allegiance that the nations will render to the coming ruler. The verse therefore anticipates:
• Israel’s internal cohesion under the Davidic monarchy.
• The eschatological reign of Messiah, to whom every knee will bow (compare Isaiah 11:10; Philippians 2:9-10).
• The global scope of God’s redemptive plan, since “nations” (plural) expands the promise beyond ethnic Israel.

Historically, the word undergirds the Old Testament expectation that true kingship is measured not merely by power but by the heartfelt loyalty it elicits—a theme fulfilled when Jesus Christ is confessed as Lord.

Context in Proverbs 30:17

Agur juxtaposes mockery of parental authority with a gruesome fate. יִּקָּהָה here pictures the respectful responsiveness God intends for the family structure. By making obedience the hinge between life and death, the proverb:
• Reinforces the fifth commandment (Exodus 20:12).
• Warns that disregarding domestic authority invites public disgrace and divine judgment.
• Teaches that obedience cultivated at home prepares one to heed God’s ultimate authority (see Hebrews 12:9).

The graphic imagery of ravens and vultures serves as a covenantal sanction—those who reject ordered obedience place themselves outside the community’s protection.

Theological Significance

1. Covenant Loyalty: Whether toward the Messiah or toward parents, יִּקָּהָה denotes loyalty anchored in love rather than compulsion—an echo of Deuteronomy’s call to “love the LORD your God and keep His commandments” (Deuteronomy 11:1).
2. Messianic Kingship: In Genesis 49:10 the obedience of the nations prefigures the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), where Christ’s universal authority secures the willing allegiance of every disciple.
3. Wisdom Ethics: Proverbs 30:17 roots societal stability in the home. Obedience functions as a moral training ground, shaping citizens capable of honoring higher authorities (Romans 13:1-7).

Practical Ministry Application

• Preaching: Highlight Genesis 49:10 to show that trusting Christ is not mere assent but a joyful surrender anticipated since the patriarchs.
• Family Discipleship: Use Proverbs 30:17 to teach children that honoring parents aligns them with God’s blessing, while rebellion invites ruin.
• Leadership: Model authority that inspires willing obedience, reflecting the servant-kingship of Jesus (Mark 10:42-45).
• Missions: Expect the obedience of the nations; evangelism is grounded in the certainty that Christ’s reign draws people groups into glad submission.

Intertextual Echoes and Canonical Unity

יִּקָּהָה resonates with:
• Psalm 110:3 – “Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power.”
• Isaiah 45:23 – “To Me every knee will bow.”
• Hebrews 5:8 – “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered,” linking the Messiah’s own obedience to the obedience He secures in His people.

Thus, from Jacob’s prophecy to wisdom literature and into the New Testament fulfillment, יִּקָּהָה consistently points to a divinely wrought harmony between rightful rule and responsive obedience—a harmony ultimately realized in Christ and reproduced in His followers.

Forms and Transliterations

יִקְּהַ֥ת יקהת לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ ליקהת־ likkaHat lîq·qă·haṯ- lîqqăhaṯ- yikkeHat yiq·qə·haṯ yiqqəhaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 49:10
HEB: ק) וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים׃
NAS: comes, And to him [shall be] the obedience of the peoples.
KJV: come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people
INT: comes Shiloh him the obedience of the peoples

Proverbs 30:17
HEB: לְאָב֮ וְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ
KJV: and despiseth to obey [his] mother,
INT: A father and despiseth to obey A mother will pick

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3349
2 Occurrences

lîq·qă·haṯ- — 1 Occ.
yiq·qə·haṯ — 1 Occ.