Jachin
ya.khin is a proper name used for people in family and priestly settings and for the temple’s right-hand pillar.
The attested uses chiefly present ya.khin as a proper name in family, priestly, and allotment contexts; it also names the right-hand pillar set before the temple.
Senses in use
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Personal name in family and priestly settings · dominant
All cited forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 46:10 and Exodus 6:15, the APB renders the name within lists of Simeon’s sons; Numbers 26:12 places it in the clan list. In 1 Chronicles 9:10 and Nehemiah 11:10 it occurs among priests, while in 1 Chronicles 24:17 the APB renders an allotment as falling to Jachin.
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Name of the temple’s right-hand pillar · occasional
In 1 Kings 7:21, the APB renders the right pillar as being named Jachin, in contrast with the left pillar named Boaz. 2 Chronicles 3:17 likewise places the named right pillar in front of the temple.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the form as “Jachin” in lists of sons, priests, and an allotment, and as the name given to the right pillar. These renderings confirm the verse-level naming contexts rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.