יָקֶה
𐤉𐤒𐤄
Yaqeh
H3348 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name, likely meaning 'obedient' or 'one who obeys', derived from a root with the sense of obedience. In the Hebrew Bible, it refers to the father of Agur, noted in Proverbs 30:1, with no other attestations. The term functions exclusively as a personal name rather than an adjective or common noun.
Semantic Range
personal name (meaning 'obedient'); patronymic; potentially symbolic, but unattested as a common noun or adjective
Root / Etymology
Derived from the Hebrew root יָקָה (yqh), meaning 'to obey' or 'to be obedient', though the root is otherwise unattested in Biblical Hebrew and not found in other Semitic languages. The form is a qāṭēl nominal pattern, commonly used in personal names.
Historical & Contextual Notes
יָקֶה occurs only in Proverbs 30:1 as the patronymic of Agur ('Agur son of Yaqeh'), with no further narrative or genealogical context. The name's transparency in meaning ('obedient') has led some ancient and modern interpreters to treat it as potentially symbolic or didactic, but there is no evidence in the Hebrew Bible that Yaqeh is a title rather than a personal name. No clear extra-biblical attestations exist. The Hebrew text leaves the name uninterpreted, and the Septuagint renders it in transliterated Greek rather than providing a translation. Some rabbinic and medieval commentators speculatively link the person to Solomon, but these are later readings without support in the biblical text. English translations consistently transliterate as 'Jakeh.' The spelling and use provide a distinct contrast to related names incorporating more common roots with recognized verbal parallels.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from an unused root probably meaning to obey; obedient; Jakeh, a symbolical name (for Solomon); Jakeh.
Bantu Hebrew
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יקה (y-q-h) — to obey, be obedient
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3348-01 |
יָקֶ֗ה | yaqeh | HNp |
Jakeh | Obedient One | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3348-01 |
Proverbs 30:1 | יָקֶ֗ה | yaqeh | HNp |
Jakeh | Obedient One |