Jakeh
יָקֶה/JAY-keh/
“Pious or obedient”
☩Identity
Jakeh is named as the father of Agur, the author of the wise sayings in Proverbs 30:1. Nothing more is known of either Jakeh or Agur with certainty. The Hebrew text is difficult, and some scholars have proposed that 'Jakeh' should be understood as a title meaning 'obedience' applied to David, making Solomon (under the name Agur) the actual author. Others take Jakeh as a proper name of an otherwise unknown Israelite, possibly from Massa, an Ishmaelite territory. The Septuagint reading differs significantly, suggesting textual corruption. Some interpreters have connected Jakeh with a queen of Massa in Arabia, making Agur and Lemuel (of Proverbs 31) brothers.
Key verses:Proverbs 30:1
Related Verses1 mention
Proverbs· 1 verse
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Jakeh," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jakeh," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jakeh," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).