3361. Yoqmeam
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Yoqmeam: Jokmeam

Original Word: יָקְמְעָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yoqm`am
Pronunciation: yok-meh-AM
Phonetic Spelling: (yok-meh-awm')
Definition: Jokmeam
Meaning: Jokmeam

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jokmeam

From quwm and am; (the) people will be raised; Jokmeam, a place in Palestine -- Jokmeam. Compare Yqam'am, Yoqn'am.

see HEBREW quwm

see HEBREW am

see HEBREW Yqam'am

see HEBREW Yoqn'am

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qum and am
Definition
"let the people be established," a city in N. Isr.
NASB Translation
Jokmeam (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָקְמְעָם proper name, of a location (perhaps = יְקָמְעָם i.e. יָ֫קָם עָם Ol§ 277k, 3; = let the people be established ? compare GrayProp. N. 218); — in Northern Israel 1 Kings 4:12, Λουκαμ, ᵐ5L Ουκαμ; possibly = modern Tel Kaimûn, north of Megiddo, BuhlGeogr. 210; city of refuge in Ephraim 1 Chronicles 6:53 ( = קִבְצַיִם [q. v.] Joshua 21:22), Ικααμ, Ιεκμααν, etc.

קוֺנֵן see קין.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָקַם (yakám), meaning "to rise" or "to stand up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Jokmeam, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament.

Usage: Jokmeam is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a location.

Context: Jokmeam is a Levitical city located in the territory of Ephraim. It is mentioned in the context of the cities given to the Levites. In 1 Chronicles 6:68 (BSB), it is listed among the cities assigned to the Kohathite Levites: "Jokmeam with its pasturelands." The city is also referenced in 1 Kings 4:12 (BSB) as part of the district governed by one of Solomon's officials, Ben-abinadab, who was responsible for the region of Dor. The location of Jokmeam is not precisely known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the central part of ancient Israel, within the tribal allotment of Ephraim.

Forms and Transliterations
יָקְמְעָם֙ יקמעם לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ ליקמעם׃ lə·yā·qə·mo·‘ām leyakemoAm ləyāqəmo‘ām yā·qə·mə·‘ām yakemeAm yāqəmə‘ām
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 4:12
HEB: עַ֖ד מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ ס
NAS: as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
KJV: [even] unto [the place that is] beyond Jokneam:
INT: far as the other of Jokmeam

1 Chronicles 6:68
HEB: וְאֶֽת־ יָקְמְעָם֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ
NAS: Jokmeam with its pasture lands,
KJV: And Jokmeam with her suburbs,
INT: Jokmeam pasture Beth-horon

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3361
2 Occurrences


lə·yā·qə·mo·‘ām — 1 Occ.
yā·qə·mə·‘ām — 1 Occ.















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