Lexicon
יוֹאָחָז
yo.a.chaz
H3099
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Joahaz

4
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

yo.a.chaz is a personal name appearing in paternal identifications and accounts of a king's reign and removal.

The attested form is used as a personal name: it identifies fathers in paternal phrases and names a king in statements about his reign and removal to Egypt.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family and royal references · dominant

    All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Chronicles 34:8 the APB renders a paternal identification in “Joah son of Joahaz the recorder,” and 2 Kings 14:1 similarly places the name in “Joash son of Joahaz.” In 2 Chronicles 36:2 and 2 Chronicles 36:4, the APB presents the named person in accounts of beginning to reign and being taken to Egypt.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Joahaz” in paternal identifications and in royal narrative statements. These English name occurrences confirm the verse-level presentation rather than a finer lexical distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture