אֶלְיָקִים

elyakim · Eliakim

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H471 · appears 12 times in the Bible

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What it means

elyakim (אֶלְיָקִים) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Eliakim”.

A name meaning "El raises up" or "God establishes." Borne by the son of Hilkiah, who was over King Hezekiah's house (2 Kings 18:18; Isaiah 22:20); the son of Josiah whose name Pharaoh changed to Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34); and a priest of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 12:41).

How to say it

el·ya·kim

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 18:18

    They called to the king, and there came out to them Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder.

  • 2 Kings 18:26

    Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Speak, please, to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”

  • 2 Kings 18:37

    Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

  • 2 Kings 19:2

    He sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz.

  • 2 Kings 23:34

    Pharaoh Neco made king Eliakim son of Josiah in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away, and he came to Egypt and died there.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:4

    The king of Egypt made king over Judah and Jerusalem Eliakim his brother, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz his brother Neco took and brought him to Egypt.

  • Nehemiah 12:41

    and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

  • Isaiah 22:20

    And it will happen on that day that I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah;

  • Isaiah 36:3

    And there came out to him Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder.

  • Isaiah 36:11

    Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Speak, please, to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”

  • Isaiah 36:22

    Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

  • Isaiah 37:2

    He sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet.