Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts יְהוֹיָכִין(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "Yahweh will establish" in Hebrew, from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and כּוּן (kun) meaning "to establish". In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Judah. Also known as Jeconiah, he was imprisoned in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar after a brief reign in the early 6th century BC.

Related Names

RootsYahweh + kun
Other Languages & CulturesJokin(Basque) Yehoyakhin(Biblical Hebrew) Joaquim, Chimo, Quim, Ximo(Catalan) Jáchym(Czech) Joakim, Jokum, Kim(Danish) Jochem(Dutch) Joakim, Aki, Jaakkima, Jooa, Kim, Kimi(Finnish) Joachim(French) Joachim, Jochen, Achim, Jo, Jochim, Jockel(German) Gioacchino, Gioachino(Italian) Ioachim, Ioakeim, Joachim(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) Joakim(Macedonian) Joakim, Kim(Norwegian) Joachim(Polish) Joaquim, Quim(Portuguese) Akim, Yakim(Russian) Joakim(Serbian) Joaquín, Joaquin(Spanish) Joakim, Kim(Swedish)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024