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כׇּנְיָהוּ

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Kneyahu

H3659 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כון to establish, make firm, prepare

Definition

Personal name: Konyahu — 'Yahweh will establish.' The name refers to a specific Israelite king of Judah, commonly known in English as Coniah. It is a shortened or variant form of Jeconiah, referring to the same historical individual. The semantic range of the name primarily encompasses its use as a personal or regnal name in genealogical and narrative contexts.

Semantic Range

personal name; Jeconiah/Coniah, king of Judah, regnal and genealogical use; 'Yahweh will establish'

Root / Etymology

From the root כון (k-w-n), meaning 'to establish, set up, make firm,' joined with a theophoric suffix יהו (yahu), representing the name of the Israelite deity Yahweh. The form כָנְיָהוּ (Konyahu) is a contraction of יְכָנְיָהוּ (Yekonyahu), itself a variant of יְהוֹיָכִין (Yehoyakhin).

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name Konyahu appears as an alternate form of Jeconiah in Jeremiah 22:24, 22:28, and 37:1, used for the exiled king of Judah during the end of the First Temple period (6th century BCE). Both Konyahu and Yekonyahu refer to the same individual, but 'Konyahu' is typically used in specific oracles and official notices. English translations often render the name as 'Coniah,' but this reflects an Anglicized adaptation rather than the original pronunciation or nuance. In the textual traditions of the Hebrew Bible, the shorter form is significant: some scholars see it as expressing a shift in royal status or divine favor, but such interpretations go beyond the lexical evidence. The theophoric element '-yahu' invokes Yahweh directly. The name's use is historically anchored to the final years of the kingdom of Judah and does not reflect later 'Jewish', 'Judean', or post-exilic identities. Note the distinction between 'Konyahu' and 'Yehoyakhin': both refer to the same king, but the variation in name form is a feature of Hebrew theophoric naming conventions.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

for יְכׇנְיָה; Conjah, an Israelite king; Coniah.

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Root Family

כון (k-w-n) — establish, make firm, set up, prepare

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3078 יְהוֹיָכִין YHWH establishes
H3112 יוֹיָכִין Yahweh establishes
H3199 יָכִין to He-Establishes
H3200 יָכִינִי the Yakinite
H3204 יְכׇנְיָה Yah Establishes

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3659-01 כָּנְיָ֤הוּ kaneyahu HNp Coniah Yahweh-will-establish 3

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3659-01 Jeremiah 22:24 כָּנְיָ֤הוּ kaneyahu HNp Coniah Yahweh-will-establish
H3659-01 Jeremiah 22:28 כָּנְיָ֔הוּ kaneyahu HNp Coniah Yahweh-will-establish
H3659-01 Jeremiah 37:1 כָּנְיָ֨הוּ֙ kaneyahu HNp Coniah Yahweh-will-establish
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