- Jeconiah
- is firm
- enduring
STEPBible TBESH
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
Another name of ye.ho.ya.khin (יְהוֹיָכִין "Jehoiachin" H3078)
§ Jeconiah = "Jehovah will establish"
1) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah and king of Judah for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar and was taken captive to Babylon where he was imprisoned for the next 36 years; released at the death of Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon until his death
1a) primary spelling 'Jehoiachin'
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יְכוֹנְיָה י׳ n.pr.m is firm enduring . (,) all of last king but one of Judah