Yᵉqamyâh — H3359

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jekamjah, the name of two Israelites

1. Jecamiah or Jekamiah = "Jehovah raises"
2. a descendant of Judah, son of Shallum in the line of Ahlai
3. a descendant of David and one of the seven introduced into the royal line on the failure of it in the person of Jehoiachin

Usually translated as

Jekamiah

Origin

from H6965 and H3050; Jah will rise

• Derived from Qûwm (H6965)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Yᵉqamyâh occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2)

• 1 Chronicles 2:41 — And Shallum begat Jekamiah (יְקַמְיָ֔ה), and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
• 1 Chronicles 2:41 — And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah (וִֽיקַמְיָ֖ה) begat Elishama.
• 1 Chronicles 3:18 — Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah (יְקַמְיָ֥ה), Hoshama, and Nedabiah.