Hebrew word · H3199

יָכִין

yakhin

Jachin

"He establishes" or "he will make firm," from the verb kûn, "to be firm, set up." It is used for several individuals (a son of Simeon, Gen 46:10), for a priestly rotation, and for the right-hand bronze pillar of Solomon's temple.

Appears 8 times in 8 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;

son of: Simeon (H8095);

brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at 1Ch.4.24;

§ Jachin = "He will establish"

the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Nehemiah 11:10

Range of meaning

"He establishes" or "he will make firm," from the verb kûn, "to be firm, set up." It is used for several individuals (a son of Simeon, Gen 46:10), for a priestly rotation, and for the right-hand bronze pillar of Solomon's temple.

Against the English

KJV, WEB, YLT and BSB spell it "Jachin"; some modern versions spell it "Jakin." The spelling makes no difference to the meaning. Neither spelling tells the reader that this was a priestly family name.

Used elsewhere in the period

1 Chr 24:17 (21st rotation). 1 Chr 9:10 (with Jedaiah and Jehoiarib, as here). 1 Kgs 7:21 and 2 Chr 3:17 (the pillar). It is also attested in the Qumran priestly rotation calendars.

Where it appears

Genesis · 1

  1. Genesis 46:10 וְיָכִ֣ין and Jakin

    The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

Exodus · 1

  1. Exodus 6:15 וְיָכִ֣ין and Jakin

    The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

Numbers · 1

  1. Numbers 26:12 לְיָכִ֕ין of Jakin

    These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

1 Kings · 1

  1. 1 Kings 7:21 יָכִ֔ין Jakin

    Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:10 וְיָכִֽין׃ and Jakin

    From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

  2. 1 Chronicles 24:17 לְיָכִין֙ to Jakin

    the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

2 Chronicles · 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:17 יָכִ֔ין Jakin

    Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.

Nehemiah · 1

  1. Nehemiah 11:10 יָכִֽין׃ Jakin

    From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

    Here: A name meaning "he establishes" or "he makes firm." It is also the name of the 21st priestly rotation (1 Chr 24:17), and the same word named one of the two bronze pillars at Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 7:21). The Hebrew accents set it apart from "Jedaiah son of Joiarib," so it reads as a separate entry in the list.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.