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.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Temple of Solomon artifact
biblical object
bronze pillar
associatedWith Solomon’s Temple
culturalContext 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
pairedWith Boaz
partOf entrance architecture of Solomon’s Temple
stoodAt entrance of Solomon’s Temple
symbolizes divine establishment
stability

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Freemasons ("Pillars Boaz and Jachin")
Masonic iconography ("pillar Jachin")
hasSymbol
Boaz
hasCompanionPillar
Boaz and Jachin
hasPart

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