יְהוֹאָשׁYᵉhôwʼâsh

Meanings

Same root

• יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh · H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
• אֵשׁʼêsh · H784fire (literally or figuratively)
• יוֹאָשׁYôwʼâsh · H3101Joash, the name of six Israelites

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• 2 Kings 11:21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.
• 2 Kings 12:1 Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
• 2 Kings 12:2 All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
• 2 Kings 12:4 One day King Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the Lord’s Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift.
• 2 Kings 12:6 But by the twenty-third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple.
• 2 Kings 12:7 So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why haven’t you repaired the Temple? Don’t use any more money for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on Temple repairs.”