The Hebrew name Yeqanyah (H3200) means 'may the LORD establish' or 'Yahweh has raised up'. It is a compound of yaqam (to arise/establish) and Yah (the LORD). The name appears in 1 Chronicles 2:41 and 3:18 — in the genealogies of Judah and the royal line of David respectively. In 1 Chronicles 3:18, Jekamiah appears among the sons of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), placing him within the Davidic royal line during and after the Babylonian exile.
The presence of names like Yeqanyah in the post-exilic genealogy of David carries significant theological weight. Even in exile, the Davidic line was preserved and names continued to declare faith in God who establishes (yaqam). The Babylonian exile had seemingly ended the dynasty, yet the genealogies of Chronicles and the opening of Matthew's Gospel trace the royal line through Jeconiah's descendants all the way to Jesus. God's establishment (yaqam) of the Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7:12-16) proved unbreakable even through exile and return.