Jachin

Jachin
A bronze pillar on the right (the south side) of the porch of Solomon's Temple (1 Kgs. 7:15–22), hollow and free-standing, about 8 m. (26 feet) high and 5 m. (17 feet) in circumference, surmounted by a bowl-shaped capital decorated with pomegranates. There was a corresponding pillar on the north side. The independent position of the two pillars (Jachin and Boaz) contrasts with Doric pillars in ancient Greece as in the Parthenon at Athens, which were an integral part of the building, with a logical and aesthetic place in the whole structure. Differently arranged, they would look bizarre, and indeed the building (it was a treasury) might not even stand. But Jachin and Boaz had no functional or architectural raison d'être. They were symbolical. They were the gateposts for the Temple, which was Yahweh's dwelling place and into the inmost sanctuary the public were forbidden to enter. The pillars were an impressive reminder to Israelites and visitors alike that Yahweh was within and that Solomon who built the Temple was his appointed king.
Archaeological excavations have shown that similar free-standing pillars were a feature also of Canaanite temples.

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  • Jachin — may refer to: *Jachin, a son of Simeon according to , , and , one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. *Jachin, the first high priest of King Solomon s Temple. *The pillar in front of Solomon s Temple named after Jachin. See Boaz and… …   Wikipedia

  • Jachin — (russisch Яхин, englisch Yakhin) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexei Alfredowitsch Jachin (* 1984), russischer Eishockeytorwart Jachin steht außerdem für: eine der beiden Säulen am Eingang des Jerusalemer Tempel, s. Jachin… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jachin — (hebr., »er steht fest«) und Boas (hebr., »in ihm ist Kraft«), Namen der beiden von dem Tyrier Hiram aus Bronze gegossenen Prachtsäulen, die an der Vorhalle des Salomonischen Tempels standen (1. Kön. 7,15–22; 2. Chron. 3,17; Jer. 52,21 ff.) und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • JACHIN — Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew i. e. praeparans, sive praeparatio, vel firmitas. Fil. simeonis fil. Iacob. Gen. c. 46. v. 10. Item columna in porticu Salomonis. 1. Reg. c. 7. v. 21. Nomen item sacerdotis. 1. Par. 9. v. 10 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Jachin und Boas — waren die Namen, die den beiden Säulen am Tor zum Eingang vom Tempel in Jerusalem gegeben wurden. König Salomo hatte sie nach biblischer Überlieferung von Hiram Abif, dem aus Tyros stammenden Architekten des Tempels, anfertigen lassen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • JACHIN AND BOAZ — (Heb. יָכִין בֹּעַז), two pillars which were set up in front of the Sanctuary in Solomon s Temple in Jerusalem (I Kings 7:15–22, 41–42; II Kings 25:13, 17; Jer. 52:17, 20ff.; II Chron. 3:15–17; 4:12–13). The form and nature of these pillars are… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jachin u. Boas — Jachin u. Boas, die beiden ehernen Säulen an der Halle des Thors im Tempel zu Jerusalem diese zur Linken, J. zur Rechten (vgl. Boas); nach Einigen standen sie frei, nach Andern waren sie Träger für das Dachgebälke der Vorhalle; die Höhe betrug… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Jachin und Boas — (hebr., »er stellt fest« und »in ihm ist Kraft«), die zwei mächtigen Erzsäulen der Vorhalle des Salomonischen Tempels zu Jerusalem (1 Kön. 7,15 fg.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Jachin —    Firm.    1) The fourth son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10), called also Jarib (1 Chr. 4:24).    2) The head of one of the courses (the twenty first) of priests (1 Chr. 24:17).    3) One of the priests who returned from the Exile (1 Chr. 9:10) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Jachin and Boaz —    The names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon s temple (1 Kings 7:15 22). Each was eighteen cubits high and twelve in circumference (Jer. 52:21, 23; 1 Kings 7:17 21). They had doubtless a symbolical import …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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