Lexical Summary Elyaqim: "God sets up", three Israelites Original Word: אֶלְיָקִיםTransliteration: Elyaqim Phonetic Spelling: (el-yaw-keem') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "God sets up", three Israelites Meaning: Eliakim -- "God sets up", three Israelites Strong's Concordance Eliakim From 'el and quwm; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites -- Eliakim. see HEBREW 'el see HEBREW quwm Brown-Driver-Briggs H471. Elyaqim אֶלְיָקִים proper name, masculine (God sets up, compare Sabean יקמאל הקמאל, Hal615) a. Hezekiah's prefect of the palace 2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37; 19:2; Isaiah 22:20; 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2. b. son of Josiah, made king by Pharaoh 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:4; = יְהוֺיָקִים 2 Kings 24:1; Jeremiah 1:3; 1 Chronicles 3:15. c. a priest Nehemiah 12:41. |