Given name
Joiakim
“Yah raises up”·“the Lord will set up”
Joiakim is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיויקים
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Joiakim means “Yah raises up” or “the Lord will set up.”
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Where it comes from
Joiakim is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb qum (קום), “to rise up or stand.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Joiakim appears in Nehemiah 12:10, Nehemiah 12:26.
- Nehemiah 12:10
- Nehemiah 12:26
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Joiakim’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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