יְהוֹאָשׁ
ye.ho.ash
Jehoash
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Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word יְהוֹאָשׁ (ye.ho.ash) is a proper name, specifically a personal name, as indicated by its classification in the semantic domain. It is recorded 15 times in the Bible, suggesting its significance in the narrative. The transliteration of the name is ye.ho.ash, which may be broken down into its constituent parts, but without further context, it is difficult to determine the exact meaning or etymology of the name. As a proper name, its meaning is not derived from its semantic content, but rather from its historical or cultural context. The name Jehoash is likely a reference to a specific individual, possibly a king or leader, who played a significant role in the biblical narrative. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that the person named Jehoash was an important figure in the history of the Israelites or Judahites. The significance of the name Jehoash lies in its association with the person it represents. As a proper name, it serves as a reference point for the events and actions attributed to that individual. Without further context, it is impossible to determine the full extent of Jehoash's significance, but its repeated occurrence in the Bible indicates its importance in the narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.”
2 Chronicles 25:18Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
2 Chronicles 25:21So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Chronicles 25:23Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 25:23Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
Hosea 1:1Yahweh’s word that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 Kings 13:9Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his place.
2 Kings 13:12Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 13:13Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 13:13Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
2 Kings 13:25Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.
2 Kings 14:1In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
2 Kings 14:27Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.