Jachin

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Jachin is one of the two bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing stability and divine establishment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Jachin canonical 4
Pillars Boaz and Jachin 1
pillar Jachin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Temple of Solomon artifact
biblical object
bronze pillar
associatedWith Solomon’s Temple
culturalContext ancient Israel
linked to: Ancient Israel
hasCapital decorated with lily work
decorated with pomegranates
hasFunction monumental architectural element
hasHeight approximately 18 cubits
hasLanguageOfName Hebrew
hasMaterial bronze
hasNameMeaning He establishes
hasNameVariant Yakhin
hasOppositePosition Boaz on the left side
hasOrientation facing the temple courtyard
hasPosition right side of the temple entrance
hasReligiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
hasRole ritual and symbolic marker at temple entrance
hasScripturalStatus Old Testament object
locatedIn Jerusalem
mentionedIn 1 Kings 7
2 Chronicles 3
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
pairedWith Boaz
partOf entrance architecture of Solomon’s Temple
stoodAt entrance of Solomon’s Temple
symbolizes divine establishment
stability

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boaz and Jachin hasPart Jachin
subject linked to: pillars Boaz and Jachin
Freemasons hasSymbol Pillars Boaz and Jachin
linked to: Jachin
Masonic iconography hasSymbol pillar Jachin
linked to: Jachin
Boaz hasCompanionPillar Jachin
Yakhin variantFormOf Jachin