3 others in the registry answer to the name Jachin. Every Jachin in the Bible
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Jachin
יָכִין
Jachin was the name given to one of the two bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon's Temple (1Ki.7.21; 2Ch.3.17).
- verses
- 2
- first named
- 1 Kings 7:21
- last named
- 2 Chronicles 3:17
Description
Jachin in the text
Jachin was the name of one of the two bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. The other pillar was named Boaz. These pillars were constructed by Hiram, a skilled craftsman from Tyre, who was commissioned by King Solomon to work on the Temple (1Ki.7.13-14).
The pillars were made of bronze and were of significant size. According to 1Ki.7.15, each pillar was eighteen cubits high (approximately 27 feet or 8.2 meters) and twelve cubits in circumference (approximately 18 feet or 5.5 meters). The pillars were hollow, with a wall thickness of four fingers (about 3 inches or 7.6 centimeters).
On top of each pillar was a bronze capital, which was five cubits high (approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters) and decorated with a network of pomegranates (1Ki.7.16-20; 2Ch.3.15-17). The pillars were set up at the entrance of the Temple's portico, with Jachin on the right and Boaz on the left (1Ki.7.21; 2Ch.3.17).
The names of the pillars, Jachin and Boaz, are believed to have symbolic meanings. Jachin means "he establishes," while Boaz means "in him is strength." Together, these names may represent the idea that the Temple and the worship of the Lord were established by God's strength and would endure.
The pillars Jachin and Boaz were not only architectural features but also served as reminders of God's presence and the stability and strength that He provides for His people. They stood as symbols of the Temple's significance as the dwelling place of the Lord among the Israelites.
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- Solomon1 event
The pattern
Where Jachin is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
2 verses across 2 of 66 books; 64 write the name nowhere. Named in 1 Kings (1) and 2 Chronicles (1).
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2 Chronicles1 verse
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