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Strong's H3079 יְהוֹיָקִים (yehoyaqim)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3079 — lysias in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3079
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 37
Books 5

Strong's H3079 Quick Answer

Strong's H3079 יְהוֹיָקִים (Yhowyaqiym) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yhowyaqiym (yeh-ho-yaw-keem') n/p. 1. Jehovah will raise 2. Jehojakim, a Jewish king It has 37 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include king, jehoiakim, kings, and will. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yhowyaqiym (yeh-ho-yaw-keem') n/p. 1. Jehovah will raise 2. Jehojakim, a Jewish king
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
king, jehoiakim, kings, and will

Meaning and Definition

Yhowyaqiym (yeh-ho-yaw-keem') n/p. 1. Jehovah will raise 2. Jehojakim, a Jewish king [from H3068 abbreviated and H6965] KJV: Jehoiakim. Root(s): H3068, H6965 Compare: H3113

Original Word
יְהוֹיָקִים
Transliteration
Yhowyaqiym
Derivation
Root: קום First root strongs: 3068 Second root strongs: 6965
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3079. 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)

Jehoiakim

Usage: A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.34; son of: Josiah (H2977) and Zebidah (H2080); half-brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J); married to Nehushta (H5179); father of: Jehoiachin (H3078); also called Zedekiah at Jer.27.1; Eliakim at 2Ki.23.34; 1x Also named: el.ya.qim (אֶלְיָקִים "Eliakim" H0471I) § Jehoiakim = "Jehovah raises up" son of Josiah and the third from the last king of Judah;

subject vassel of Nebuchadnezzar who reigned for 11 years before he died a violent death either in combat or by the hands of his own subjects

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How Strong's H3079 Is Translated

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

king 2 Kings 23:34 26× Jehoiakim 2 Kings 23:35 8× kings 2 Kings 24:5 2× will Jeremiah 28:4

How Strong's H3079 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 37 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3079 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 H3079 in the Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 23:34 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 Kings 23:35 KJV

And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.

2 Kings 23:36 KJV

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3079.

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 Kings 23:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
2 Kings 23:36 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
2 Kings 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 24:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
1 Chronicles 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
1 Chronicles 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
2 Chronicles 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
2 Chronicles 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
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.
Jeremiah 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Jeremiah 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
Jeremiah 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
Jeremiah 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Jeremiah 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
Jeremiah 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 26:21 Old Testament, KJV
And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
Jeremiah 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
Jeremiah 26:23 Old Testament, KJV
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
Jeremiah 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 27:20 Old Testament, KJV
Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
Jeremiah 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 35:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 36:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 36:9 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 36:28 Old Testament, KJV
Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
Jeremiah 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
Jeremiah 36:30 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
Jeremiah 36:32 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
Jeremiah 37:1 Old Testament, KJV
And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 45:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
Jeremiah 52:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Daniel 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
Daniel 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3079, grouped by book.

2 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 23:34 2 Kings 23:35 2 Kings 23:36 2 Kings 24:1 2 Kings 24:5 2 Kings 24:6 2 Kings 24:19
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3:15 1 Chronicles 3:16
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 36:4 2 Chronicles 36:5 2 Chronicles 36:8
Jeremiah 23 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1:3 Jeremiah 22:18 Jeremiah 22:24 Jeremiah 24:1 Jeremiah 25:1 Jeremiah 26:1 Jeremiah 26:21 Jeremiah 26:22 Jeremiah 26:23 Jeremiah 27:1 Jeremiah 27:20 Jeremiah 28:4 Jeremiah 35:1 Jeremiah 36:1 Jeremiah 36:9 Jeremiah 36:28 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 36:30 Jeremiah 36:32 Jeremiah 37:1 Jeremiah 45:1 Jeremiah 46:2 Jeremiah 52:2
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1:1 Daniel 1:2

Strong's H3079 FAQ

What does yehoyaqim (יְהוֹיָקִים) mean?

Yehoyaqim (Strong's H3079) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jehojakim". Yhowyaqiym (yeh-ho-yaw-keem') n/p. 1. Jehovah will raise 2. Jehojakim, a Jewish king

How many times is yehoyaqim (יְהוֹיָקִים) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's H3079 across 5 books.

Where can I study yehoyaqim (יְהוֹיָקִים) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3079 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yehoyaqim (יְהוֹיָקִים)?

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