jō´a (יו××—, yoÌ„'aÌ„hÌ£, “Yahweh is brotherâ€):
(1) Son of Asaph and recorder under King Hezekiah (, ; , , ); he was one of the 3 officers sent by the king to speak to the Assyrian envoys at the siege of Jerusalem (circa 701 BC).
(2) In (Hebrew 6); , a Levite (son of Zimmah) = “Ethan†of (Hebrew 27).
(3) a son of Obed-edom ().
(4) Son of Joahaz and recorder under King Josiah ().