JAKIM

ja'-kim (yaqim, "he (God) lifteth Up"; compare ELIAKIM ):

(1) A Benjamite, a son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 8:19).

(2) A priest, the head of the 12th of the 24 courses into which the priests were divided (1 Chronicles 24:12).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.