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Jokmeam

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jokmeam was a town in the hill country of Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite Levites. Its precise location has not been identified; a related reading appears in 1 Kings 4:12.
Biblical Usage
Jokmeam appears in the list of Levitical cities and in a reference associated with places east of Ephraim. The King James Version uses “Jokneam” in the latter occurrence, while the supplied material identifies the reading as Jokmeam.
Scripture References
1 Chronicles 6:68 1 Kings 4:12