אֶלְיָקִים
Transliteration
'elyāqîm
Pronunciation
el-yaw-keem'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אֵל (H410) and קוּם (H6965)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: אליקים.

Strong’s Definitions

אֶלְיָקִים ʼElyâqîym, el-yaw-keem'; from H410 and H6965; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites:—Eliakim.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H471 in the following manner: Eliakim (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H471 in the following manner: Eliakim (12x).

  1. Eliakim = "God raises" or "God sets up"

    1. the son of Hilkiah, master of Hezekiah's household

    2. Josiah's son, enthroned by Pharaoh

    3. a priest who assisted Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶלְיָקִים ʼElyâqîym, el-yaw-keem'; from H410 and H6965; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites:—Eliakim.
STRONGS H471: Abbreviations
† אֶלְיָקִים proper name, masculine (God sets up, compare Sabean הקמאל, יקמאל Hal615)
a. Hezekiah's prefect of the palace 2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37; 2 Kings 19:2; Isaiah 22:20; Isaiah 36:3, 11, 22; Isaiah 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

2 Kings 18:18; 2 Kings 18:26; 2 Kings 18:37; 2 Kings 19:2; 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Kings 24:1

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 3:15

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:4

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:41

Isaiah

Isaiah 22:20; Isaiah 36:3; Isaiah 36:11; Isaiah 36:22; Isaiah 37:2

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:3