Jekamiah (descendant of Jeconiah)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

Descendant of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah who was carried into exile (1 Chr 3:18).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Jekamiah, Son of Jehoiachin

Jekamiah, Son of Jehoiachin (יְקַמְיָה‎, yeqamyah). Descendant of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah who was carried into exile (1 Chr 3:18).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Jekamiah (Person)

JEKAMIAH (PERSON) [Heb yeqamyâ (יֶקַמְיָה)]. The name held by 2 persons in the Hebrew Bible. This name is also attested in extrabiblical documents (Myers 1 Chronicles AB, 21). It may mean “may Ya establish” (IDB 2: 618).1. In 1 Chr 2:41 Jekamiah is given as the name of a descendant of Jerahmeel. Verses

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Jecamiah

Jecamiah. kjv spelling of Jekamiah, King Jehoiachin’s son, in 1 Chronicles 3:18.See Jekamiah #2.

Jekamiah

Jekamiah. 1. Shallum’s son from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 2:41).2. One of King Jehoiachin’s sons (1 Chr 3:18, kjv Jecamiah).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Jecamiah

JECAMIAH* kjv spelling of Jekamiah, King Jehoiachin’s son, in 1 Chronicles 3:18. See Jekamiah #2.

Jekamiah

JEKAMIAH1. Shallum’s son from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 2:41).2. One of King Jehoiachin’s sons (1 Chr 3:18).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Jekamiah

Jekamiah (Heb. yĕqamyâ)1. A Judahite, son of Shallum and descendant of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:41).2. A son or descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah (1 Chr. 3:18).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Jecamiah

Jecami´ah (whom Jehovah gathers), one of seven who were introduced into the royal line, on the failure of it in the person of Jehoiachin. 1 Chron. 3:18.

Jekamiah

Jekami´ah (whom Jehovah gathers), son of Shallum, in the line of Ahlai. 1 Chron. 2:41. (b.c. about 588.)

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Jekamiah

JEKAMI´AH (jek-a-mīʹa; “Jehovah will rise”).1. The son of Shallum and father of Elishama, of the descendants of Sheshan of Judah (1 Chron. 2:41), probably about 588 b.c.2. The fifth named of the sons of King Jeconiah (1 Chron. 3:18; “Jecamiah,” KJV), born to him during the captivity, after 597 b.c.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Jecamiah

JECAMIAH [jek uh MIGH uh] (may the Lord establish) — a descendant of Jeconiah, king of Judah (1 Chr. 3:18; Jekamiah, NIV, NRSV).

Jekamiah

JEKAMIAH [jek uh MIGH uh] (may the Lord establish) — a son of Shallum, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:41). See also Jecamiah.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JEKAMIAH

JEKAMIAH<jek-am-mi’-a> ([יְקַמְיָה‎, yeqamyah], “may Yahweh establish”):1. A Judahite, son of Shallum (1 Ch 2:41).2. A son of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin); in the King James Version “Jecamiah” (1 Ch 3:18).

The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible

Jecamiah

Jecamiah [Jek-uh-mi-uh](Hebrew origin: God will rise)(1 Chronicles 3:18). 6th century b.c. Jecamiah was one of the seven sons of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, who was deposed by the Babylonians and taken to captivity in Babylon, after reigning for only three months.Jecamiah’s brothers were Salathiel,

Jekamiah

Jekamiah [Jek-uh-mi-uh](Hebrew origin: God will rise)(1 Chronicles 2:41). Unspecified date. Jekamiah was the son of Shallum and the father of Elishama.

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