How to Pronounce Jachin

Jah-KEEN

Jachin is pronounced Jah-KEEN (ˈdʒeɪkɪn): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: JAY-kin.

What does Jachin mean?

Jachin means “he that strengthens and makes steadfast”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Jachin?

Jachin is a name used for more than one thing in Scripture. It was the name of a son of Simeon and the family descended from him (Genesis 46:10, Numbers 26:12), and it was also the name Solomon gave to the right-hand pillar he set up at the porch of the temple, its companion being Boaz (1 Kings 7:21).

Also pronounced

JAY-kin

Found in Scripture

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