yoq.ne.am is a proper place-name appearing in royal, boundary, and Levitical-town contexts.

The supplied verses consistently use the term as a proper place-name: it identifies a king's location, a point before which a wadi lies in a boundary description, and a town given with its pastureland.

1. Place-name in administrative and territorial notices · dominant

   In Joshua 12:22, the proper noun identifies the location of a king; the APB renders the clause "the king of Jokneam in Carmel—one." In Joshua 19:11 it marks the place before which the wadi lies, and in Joshua 21:34 it names a town given with pastureland; the APB renders "before Jokneam" and "Jokneam and its pasture."

   Joshua 12:22Joshua 19:11Joshua 21:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Jokneam" in all three verses: in a king list, a boundary clause, and a town-and-pasture grant. These renderings confirm the verse-level setting rather than isolate every grammatical contribution.