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Strong's H3078 יְהוֹיָכִין (yehoyakin)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3078 — lysanias in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3078
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 8
Books 3

Strong's H3078 Quick Answer

Strong's H3078 יְהוֹיָכִין (Yhowyakiyn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yhowyakiyn (yeh-ho-yaw-keen') n/p. 1. Jehovah will establish 2. Jehojakin, a Jewish king It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include jehoiachin, king, king's, and kings. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yhowyakiyn (yeh-ho-yaw-keen') n/p. 1. Jehovah will establish 2. Jehojakin, a Jewish king
Usage
8 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jehoiachin, king, king's, and kings

Meaning and Definition

Yhowyakiyn (yeh-ho-yaw-keen') n/p. 1. Jehovah will establish 2. Jehojakin, a Jewish king [from H3068 and H3559] KJV: Jehoiachin. Root(s): H3068, H3559 Compare: H3112

Original Word
יְהוֹיָכִין
Transliteration
Yhowyakiyn
Derivation
Root: כון First root strongs: 3068 Second root strongs: 3559
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3078. 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)

Jehoiachin

Usage: A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.6; son of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Nehushta (H5179); father of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?) and Shealtiel (H7597A); also called Jeconiah at 1Ch.3.16,17; 2x27.20; 28.4; 29.2; Coniah at Jer.22.24,28; 37.1; Shallum at Jer.22.11; Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) inMat.1.11; 1x § Jehoiachin = "Jehovah establishes" king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, and the next to last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity;

kingship lasted for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar who took him to Babylon and imprisoned him for 36 years when he was finally released

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How Strong's H3078 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yhowyakiyn, 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.

Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:6 3× king 2 Kings 24:12 3× king's 2 Kings 24:15 kings 2 Chronicles 36:8

How Strong's H3078 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 8 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3078 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 H3078 in the Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 24:6 KJV

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 24:8 KJV

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:12 KJV

And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

Usage Excerpts

First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3078.

2 Kings 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 24:8 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 24:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
2 Kings 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2 Kings 25:27 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
2 Chronicles 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 36:9 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Jeremiah 52:31 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3078, grouped by book.

2 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 24:6 2 Kings 24:8 2 Kings 24:12 2 Kings 24:15 2 Kings 25:27
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 36:8 2 Chronicles 36:9
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 52:31

Strong's H3078 FAQ

What does yehoyakin (יְהוֹיָכִין) mean?

Yehoyakin (Strong's H3078) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jehojakin". Yhowyakiyn (yeh-ho-yaw-keen') n/p. 1. Jehovah will establish 2. Jehojakin, a Jewish king

How many times is yehoyakin (יְהוֹיָכִין) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3078 across 3 books.

Where can I study yehoyakin (יְהוֹיָכִין) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3078 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yehoyakin (יְהוֹיָכִין)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jehoiachin, king, king's, and kings. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.