Joah (Hebrew: יוֹאָח) is a Hebrew masculine given name, which means "Yahu is his brother" or "God is his brother." It is derived from the two words "
Yahu
Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age if not somewhat earlier, and in the oldest biblical literature he posse ...
" (the short form of
YHWH) and "ach" (a Hebrew word broadly meaning "brother"). Joah may refer to:
Bible
One of four men in the
Bible:
*Joahe, son of
Asaph and recorder under King
Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:26; Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:22)
*Joah, a
Levite son of Zimmah (1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6); 2 Chronicles 29:12)
*Joaha, a son of Obed-edom (1 Chronicles 26:4)
*Joha, a son of Joahaz and
recorder
Recorder or The Recorder may refer to:
Newspapers
* ''Indianapolis Recorder'', a weekly newspaper
* ''The Recorder'' (Massachusetts newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Greenfield, Massachusetts, US
* ''The Recorder'' (Port Pirie), a news ...
under King
Josiah
Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu; la, Iosias was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh. Josiah is credited by most biblical s ...
(2 Chronicles 34:8)
People
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Joah Bates
Joah Bates ( – 8 June 1799) was an English musician.
Life
Joah Bates was baptized at the parish church in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax on 8 March 1740 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. (8 March 1741 Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.). ...
(1741–1799), British musician
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Joah Tucker
Joah Tucker is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Blast of the ABA 2000, American Basketball Association. He played for the NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I Milwaukee Panthers between 2004–2006 where ...
(born 1983), American basketball player
See also
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João
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List of Biblical names
References
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Books of Kings people
Books of Chronicles people
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