How to Pronounce Jehoiakim
Jeh-HOY-ah-kim
Jehoiakim is pronounced Jeh-HOY-ah-kim (dʒɛˈhɔɪəkɪm): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: jeh-HOI-uh-kim.
What does Jehoiakim mean?
Jehoiakim means “avenging, or establishing, or resurrection, of the Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jehoiakim?
Jehoiakim was a king of Judah, son of Josiah, whom Pharaoh Necho made king in place of his brother, changing his name from Eliakim (2 Kings 23:34). He did evil in the sight of the LORD (2 Chronicles 36:5), and in his reign Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem (Daniel 1:1).
Also pronounced
jeh-HOI-uh-kim
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