Hebrew word · H3659

כׇּנְיָהוּ

kaneyahu

Coniah

A personal name built from the verb kun, "to be established, set firm", and a short form of the divine name: "Yahweh establishes". The same king appears as Yehoyakhin (Jehoiachin, 2 Kgs 24:6–15; Jer 52:31) and Yekhonyahu or Yekhonyah (Jeconiah, Jer 24:1; 27:20; 1 Chr 3:16).

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.6;

son of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Nehushta (H5179);

father of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?) and Shealtiel (H7597A); also called Jeconiah at 1Ch.3.16,17; 2x27.20; 28.4; 29.2; Coniah at Jer.22.24,28; 37.1; Shallum at Jer.22.11; Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) inMat.1.11; 1x

Another name of ye.ho.ya.khin (יְהוֹיָכִין "Jehoiachin" H3078)

§ Coniah = "Jehovah will establish"

another name for king Jehoiachin of Judah, the next to last king on the throne before the captivity

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 Jeremiah 22:24

Range of meaning

A personal name built from the verb kun, "to be established, set firm", and a short form of the divine name: "Yahweh establishes". The same king appears as Yehoyakhin (Jehoiachin, 2 Kgs 24:6–15; Jer 52:31) and Yekhonyahu or Yekhonyah (Jeconiah, Jer 24:1; 27:20; 1 Chr 3:16). The form Konyahu appears only in Jeremiah (22:24, 28; 37:1).

Against the English

KJV, BSB, WEB, YLT, ESV and NASB keep "Coniah". Some modern versions (NIV, NLT) put in the familiar name "Jehoiachin". That helps readers identify him but loses the particular form Jeremiah chose.

Used elsewhere in the period

Babylonian ration tablets from Nebuchadnezzar's palace (published by E. F. Weidner; English in ANET) list oil rations for "Ya'ukinu, king of the land of Yahudu" and his sons. This confirms his captivity in Babylon and that the Babylonians still called him king.

From the study of Jeremiah 22:28

Range of meaning

A personal name built from the verb kun, 'to establish, make firm,' plus a short form of YHWH: 'YHWH establishes.' The same king appears as Yehoyakin (Jehoiachin, 2 Kings 24–25), Yekonyahu or Yekonyah (Jeconiah, Jer 24:1; 27:20; 1 Chr 3:16), and Konyahu (Jer 22:24, 28; 37:1).

Against the English

KJV, BSB, WEB, YLT, ESV and NASB keep 'Coniah.' NIV and NLT replace it with 'Jehoiachin' for clarity, which loses the particular form Jeremiah chose.

Used elsewhere in the period

Babylonian ration tablets from Nebuchadnezzar's palace (published by E. F. Weidner; ANET p. 308) list oil rations for 'Ya'ukinu, king of the land of Yahudu' and his sons. This is outside evidence that the exiled king and his offspring were held in Babylon.

Where it appears

Jeremiah · 3

  1. Jeremiah 22:24 כָּנְיָ֤הוּ Coniah

    “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.

    Here: A shortened form of the king's name. He is otherwise called Jehoiachin (Yehoyakhin) or Jeconiah (Yekhonyahu), meaning "Yahweh establishes". The name is ironic in an oracle saying God will not establish him.

  2. Jeremiah 22:28 כָּנְיָ֔הוּ Coniah

    Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?

    Here: A short form of the name of King Jehoiachin, also called Jeconiah. The name means 'YHWH establishes,' which sits ironically beside a man who is about to be thrown away.

  3. Jeremiah 37:1 כָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙ Coniah

    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

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