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Jokim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3137

יוֹקִים

yo.qim — Jokim

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.22; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315) § Jokim = "Jehovah raises up" a descendant of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3101

יוֹאָשׁ

yo.ash — Joash

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; father of: Gideon (H1439) § Joash = "given by the Lord" 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) father of Gideon 4) a son of king Ahab 5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim 6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7956

שֵׁלָה

she.lah — Shelah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Also named: she.la.ni (שֵׁלָנִי "Shelanite" H8024) § Shelah = "a petition" the youngest son of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3935

לַעְדָּה

la.dah — Laadah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.21; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); father of: Mareshah (H4762H) § Laadah = "order" son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8024

שֵׁלָנִי

she.la.ni — Shelanite

Someone descended from Shelah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Group of she.lah (שֵׁלָה "Shelah" H7956) § Shelanites, of Shelah "quietness" a descendant of Shelah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8315

שָׂרָף

sa.raph — Saraph

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.22; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137) and Joash (H3101K) § Saraph = "to burn" a Judaite, son of Shelah who ruled in Moab

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Historical dictionary entry

Whom Jehovah has set up, one of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chr. 4:22).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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