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Strong's H3059 יְהוֹאָחָז (yehoachaz)

Yehoachaz means “Jehoachaz” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3059 — loidoria (“railing”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3059
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 2

Strong's H3059 Quick Answer

Strong's H3059 יְהוֹאָחָז (Yhow'achaz) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yhow'achaz (yeh-ho-aw-khawz') n/p. 1. Jehovah-seized 2. Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites It has 19 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include jehoahaz, three, and name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yhow'achaz (yeh-ho-aw-khawz') n/p. 1. Jehovah-seized 2. Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jehoahaz, three, and name

Meaning and Definition

Yhow'achaz (yeh-ho-aw-khawz') n/p. 1. Jehovah-seized 2. Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites [from H3068 and H270] KJV: Jehoahaz. Root(s): H3068, H270 Compare: H3099

Original Word
יְהוֹאָחָז
Transliteration
Yhow'achaz
Derivation
Root: אחז First root strongs: 3068 Second root strongs: 270
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3059. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jehoahaz

Usage: A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.35; son of: Jehu (H3058H); father of: Joash (H3101J); also called Joahaz at 2Ki.14.1; Also named: yo.a.chaz (יוֹאָחָז "Joahaz" H3099H) § Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has seized" 1) a king of Judah and son of Josiah 2) a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and son of Jehu 3) a king of Judah and son of Jehoram (Ahaziah)

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How Strong's H3059 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yhow'achaz, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Jehoahaz 2 Kings 10:35 15× name 2 Kings 23:31 three 2 Kings 13:1

How Strong's H3059 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3059 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3059 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 10:35 KJV

And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 13:1 KJV

In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

2 Kings 13:4 KJV

And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3059.

2 Kings 10:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
2 Kings 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
2 Kings 13:7 Old Testament, KJV
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
2 Kings 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 13:10 Old Testament, KJV
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
2 Kings 13:22 Old Testament, KJV
But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
2 Kings 13:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
2 Kings 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
2 Kings 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
2 Kings 23:30 Old Testament, KJV
And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
2 Kings 23:31 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
2 Kings 23:34 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
2 Chronicles 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
2 Chronicles 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
2 Chronicles 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 25:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
2 Chronicles 36:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3059, grouped by book.

2 Kings 14 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3059 FAQ

What does yehoachaz (יְהוֹאָחָז) mean?

Yehoachaz (Strong's H3059) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jehoachaz". Yhow'achaz (yeh-ho-aw-khawz') n/p. 1. Jehovah-seized 2. Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites

How many times is yehoachaz (יְהוֹאָחָז) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H3059 across 2 books.

Where can I study yehoachaz (יְהוֹאָחָז) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3059 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yehoachaz (יְהוֹאָחָז)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jehoahaz, three, and name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.