Yâkîyn — H3199

H3199 · Hebrew — יכין

Pronunciation: yaw-keen'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jakin, the name of three Israelites and of a temple pillar

  1. Jachin = "He will establish"
  2. n pr m
  3. the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites
  4. a priest and the head of the 21st coursein the time of David
  5. a post-exilic priest in the time of Nehemiah
  6. n pr
  7. name of the right-hand pillar before the temple

Usually translated as

Jachin

Origin

from H3559; he (or it) will establish

Occurrences

Yâkîyn occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Numbers (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Y