Lexical Summary Yoach: "the LORD is brother", the name of several Israelites Original Word: יוֹאָחTransliteration: Yoach Phonetic Spelling: (yo-awkh') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "the LORD is brother", the name of several Israelites Meaning: Joah -- "the LORD is brother", the name of several Israelites Strong's Concordance Joah From Yhovah and 'ach; Jehovah-brothered; Joach, the name of four Israelites -- Joah. see HEBREW Yhovah see HEBREW 'ach Brown-Driver-Briggs H3098. Yoach יוֺאָח proper name, masculine (׳י is brother; compare אֲחִיָּהוּ & references) — 1 son of Asaph the chronicler in Hezekiah's time 2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37 (ᵐ5 Ἰωας, ᵐ5L Ἰωαχ), = Isaiah 36:3, 11, 22 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαχ). 2 Levites a. son of Zimmah 1 Chronicles 6:6; b. id. 2 Chronicles 29:12 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Ἰωα, Ἰωαχ(α), Ἰωδααθ). 3 son of Joahaz the chronicles in Josiah's time2 Chronicles 34:8 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαχ, Ἰωας ). 4 a Levite, son of Obed-edom 1 Chronicles 26:4 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαθ, Ἰωαα, Ἰωαδ). יוֺאָחָז see יְהוֺאָחָז |
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