Yᵉhôwʼâchâz — H3059

H3059 · Hebrew — יהואחז

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-aw-khawz'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites

  1. Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has seized"
  2. a king of Judah and son of Josiah
  3. a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and son of Jehu
  4. a king of Judah and son of Jehoram (Ahaziah)

Usually translated as

Jehoahaz

Origin

from H3068 and H270; Jehovah-seized

Occurrences

Yᵉhôwʼâchâz occurs 23 times in 22 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (15), 2 Chronicles (7)

Strong's Lexicon — Y