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H5224H

נְכוֹ

ne.khoN:N-M-P

(Pharaoh) Neco

A man of the Egyptians living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.29; also called Pharaoh at 2Ki.23.35 etc.; Combined with ne.kho (נְכוֹ "Neco" H5224) § Necho = "lame" the Pharaoh of Egypt in the time of king Josiah of Judah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

נְכוֺ, נְכֹה proper name, masculine Necho (II), king of Egypt (Egyptian Nkw, i.e (SteindBAS i. 346 f.) Nekawœ; Assyrian Nikû Id.ib. SchrCOT 2Kgs 23:29 is grandfather of Bibl. Necho); — contemporary of Josiah and Nebuchadnezzar [ B.C. 611-605]: נְכוֺ 2Chr 35:20 (ᵐ5 θαραω Νεχαω), נְכֹה 2Chr 35:22; 2Chr 36:4 (ᵐ5 θαραω Νεχαω); פַּרְעֹה נְכוֺ Jer 46:2, פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה 2Kgs 23:29; 2Kgs 23:33; 2Kgs 23:34; 2Kgs 23:35 (all ᵐ5 id.).

נָכוֺן proper name, masculine see below כּון, and see כִּידֹן.

4 occurrences

II Kings (3), Jeremiah (1)