H5224 נְכוֹ (Nᵉkôw) nek-o'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Neco

Biblical Persons & Places

Neco Pharaoh living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A Pharaoh of Egypt living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.29; referred to as Neco (נְכוֹ), or Pharaoh/ Neco (KJV= Pharaoh-nechoh, NIV= Pharaoh Necho) (פַּרְעֹה נְכוֹ), or Pharaoh/ Neco (KJV= Pharaoh-nechoh, NIV= Pharaoh Necho) (פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה), or Pharaoh (פַּרְעֹה).

Strong's Definition

Neko, an Egyptian king

Derivation: probably of Egyptian origin;

KJV Usage: Necho. Compare H6549 (פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה).

Outline of Biblical Usage

Necho = "lame"

1) the Pharaoh of Egypt in the time of king Josiah of Judah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

נְכוֹ (ne.kho) — 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.; § Necho = "lame" the Pharaoh of Egypt in the time of king Josiah of Judah

נְכוֹ (ne.kho) — (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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

נְכֹו (H5224 · H6549) — נְכֹה

name

Names of People

Neco = king of Egypt who defeated king Josiah of Judah who wanted to keep him from helping the Assyrians in their battle against Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

2KI 23:29 · 2KI 23:33 · 2KI 23:34 · 2KI 23:35 · 2CH 35:20 · 2CH 35:22 · 2CH 36:4 · JER 46:2

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נְכוֹ, נְכֹה n.pr.m. Necho (II), king of Egypt;—contemp. of Josiah and Nebuchad. [B.C. 611-605]: פַרְעֹה נְכֹה base

Bible Occurrences (8)

23:29 23:33 23:34 23:35

35:20 35:22 36:4

46:2

2 Kings 23:29

During [Josiah’s] reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but [Neco] faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

2 Kings 23:33

And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on [Judah] a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

2 Kings 23:34

Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died....

2 Kings 23:35

So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh [Neco], but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people,... each according to his wealth.

2 Chronicles 35:20

After all this, when Josiah had set the temple {in order}, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

2 Chronicles 35:22

Josiah, however,... did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 36:4

Then Neco king of Egypt {made} Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.

Jeremiah 46:2

concerning Egypt [and] the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which...... was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah: