Eliakim
el.ya.qim is a proper name borne chiefly by the official called son of Hilkiah, and also by a king and a priest.
The noun proper form chiefly identifies Eliakim son of Hilkiah, an official who meets envoys, reports to Hezekiah, and is sent to Isaiah. It also names Eliakim son of Josiah, whose name is changed to Jehoiakim, and a priest listed with trumpets.
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Eliakim son of Hilkiah, royal official · dominant
The proper noun identifies the son of Hilkiah who is described as being over the house in 2 Kings 18:18 and who, with other officials, asks Rabshakeh to speak in Aramaic in 2 Kings 18:26. In 2 Kings 19:2 the APB renders him as sent with Shebna and the priests to Isaiah; Isaiah 36:22 likewise renders him reporting Rabshakeh's words to Hezekiah.
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Eliakim son of Josiah, made king · occasional
The proper noun identifies the man made king in place of his father in 2 Kings 23:34, where the APB says his name was changed to Jehoiakim. In 2 Chronicles 36:4, the APB likewise presents Eliakim as made king over Judah and Jerusalem before the name change.
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Eliakim among the priests · rare
The proper noun names one of the priests listed with trumpets in Nehemiah 12:41. The APB presents him within a sequence of named priests rather than identifying him with either of the other cited individuals.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the form as the personal name “Eliakim,” often adding identifying phrases such as “son of Hilkiah” or “who was over the house.” Those surrounding titles and relationships belong to the verse's presentation rather than necessarily to the name itself.