- Original: יקנעם - Transliteration: Yoqn@`am - Phonetic: yok-neh-awm' - Definition: Jokneam = the people lament 1. a city of Canaan conquered by Joshua and in the territory of Zebulun but allotted to the merarite Levites and located Mount Carmel - Origin: from H6969 and H5971 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H6969 and H5971 ; (the) people will be lamented; Jokneam a place in Palestine: - Jokneam. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Jokneam, 3 Joshua 12:22; Joshua 19:11; Joshua 21:34