H3081 H3081
Yehukhal, a courtier of King Zedekiah (Jeremiah 37:3)
This theophoric name, probably contracted from 'Yahweh is able,' belongs to an official in Zedekiah's court. The king sent Yehukhal (whose name appears as Jucal in Jeremiah 38:1) along with the priest Zephaniah to ask Jeremiah to pray for the nation during Babylon's siege. Ironically, the same official later advocated for Jeremiah's death as a defeatist. The name's meaning—celebrating God's power—stands in tension with the bearer's opposition to God's prophetic word.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A royal official whom Zedekiah sent to request Jeremiah's intercession, later becoming one of the prophet's accusers (Jer 37:3; 38:1). The name, meaning 'Yah is able,' contrasts with Yehukhal's inability to recognize divine sovereignty in Jeremiah's message of surrender. 1×
AR["يَهُوخَلَ"]·ben["যিহূকলকে"]·DE["[יהוכל]"]·EN["Yehukhal"]·FR["[יהוכל]"]·heb["יהוכל"]·HI["यहूकल"]·ID["Yekhukal"]·IT["[יהוכל]"]·jav["Yéhukhal"]·KO["예후칼을"]·PT["Yehukhal"]·RU["Иегухала"]·ES["Yehujal"]·SW["Yehukali"]·TR["Yehukal'ı"]·urd["یہوکل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְהוּכַל, יוּכַל n.pr.m. 𝔊 Ἰωαχαλ (Codd. have ζ, χ, ς, for λ) (prob. contr. from יהויוכל, י׳ is able) a courtier of king Zedekiah, יְהוּ׳ Je 37:3 = יוּ׳ 38:1.