Joah
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Joah means "Yahu is his brother," "God is his brother," or some variation. It is derived from the two words "Yahu" (the short form of YHWH) and "ach" (a Hebrew word broadly meaning "brother").
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Bible occurrences
Joah is the name of four men in the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
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- Known as Joahe in the D-R — The son of AsaphAsaphAsaph may refer to:* Asaph Hall, 19th century astronomer* Saint Asaph, first Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Asaph in Wales...
and recorder under King HezekiahHezekiahHezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....
(2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:26; Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:22); he was one of the 3 officers sent by the king to speak to the AssyriaAssyriaAssyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n envoys at the siege of Jerusalem (circa 701 BC). - Known as Joah in the D-R — In 1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6); 2 Chronicles 29:12, a LeviteLeviteIn Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
(son of Zimmah) = "Ethan" of 1 Chronicles 6:42 (Hebrew 27). - Known as Joaha in the D-R — A son of Obed-edom (1 Chronicles 26:4).
- Known as Joha in the D-R — Son of Joahaz and recorderRecorder (bible)A recorder as mentioned in the Bible is the office first held by Jehoshaphat in the court of David , also in the court of Solomon . The next recorder mentioned is Joah, in the reign of Hezekiah . In the reign of Josiah another of the name of Joah filled this office...
under King JosiahJosiahJosiah or Yoshiyahu or Joshua was a king of Judah who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Jewish scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after...
(2 Chronicles 34:8).