נְכוֹ (ne.kho) means “Neco” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: nek-o' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
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
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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
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probably of Egyptian origin; Neko, an Egyptian king
KJV glosses: Necho. Compare H6549 (פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| neco | 5 |
| but neco | 1 |
| necos | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| and necho | 1 |
| necho | 1 |
| of necho | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordAfter 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.
Read word by wordJosiah, 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordconcerning 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:
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