{
  "id": "dict_002845",
  "term": "Jakim",
  "slug": "jakim",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jakim is a biblical personal name, best known from the priestly divisions listed in Chronicles.",
  "simple_one_line": "Jakim is a biblical name, not a doctrine or theological term.",
  "tooltip_text": "A personal name in the Old Testament, appearing in the priestly roster in Chronicles.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Chronicles",
    "priesthood",
    "genealogy",
    "temple service"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "1 Chronicles 24",
    "priests",
    "Levites",
    "genealogies"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jakim is a biblical personal name that appears in the Old Testament genealogical and priestly records.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A minor biblical personal name found in Chronicles.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "A proper name, not a theological concept",
    "Appears in a priestly list in 1 Chronicles",
    "Illustrates the careful record-keeping of temple service"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jakim is a biblical personal name rather than a doctrinal term. In Scripture it appears in the priestly lists of Chronicles.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jakim is a minor biblical personal name found in the Chronicler’s record of the priestly divisions. It does not name a doctrine, office in the abstract, or theological theme; rather, it identifies an individual associated with Israel’s temple administration. The entry is therefore best treated as a person-name article rather than a theological-term entry.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In 1 Chronicles, Jakim appears in a roster of the priestly divisions. Such lists preserve the ordering of temple service and connect the postexilic community to Israel’s earlier worship life.",
  "background_historical_context": "Chronicles often summarizes Israel’s past with attention to priests, Levites, and temple administration. Jakim belongs to that historical framework, where names in lists served to preserve continuity, inheritance, and service order.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Genealogies and priestly rosters were important in ancient Israel because they supported identity, lineage, and worship responsibilities. Jakim appears within that kind of record.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 24:12"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "No additional text is clearly identified in the available source row."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is Hebrew in form, likely related to a root meaning “he establishes” or “he will establish.”",
  "theological_significance": "Jakim has limited direct theological significance because it is a personal name. Its main value is historical: it contributes to the biblical record of priestly ordering and covenant continuity.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "Proper names in Scripture usually matter as historical markers rather than as abstract concepts. Jakim should be read in that historical-register sense.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat the name itself as a doctrine. Do not build theological conclusions from the name’s etymology alone. Keep the entry distinct from similar-sounding names if any are encountered in other lists.",
  "major_views_note": "No major interpretive controversy is attached to this name beyond basic identification and spelling/translation conventions.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry is not a doctrinal category and should not be used to support theological claims beyond the historical reliability of the biblical record.",
  "practical_significance": "Jakim reminds readers that Scripture preserves even obscure names because God’s people, their service, and their history matter.",
  "meta_description": "Jakim is a biblical personal name found in the priestly lists of Chronicles.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jakim/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jakim.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}