H2396Hebrewḥizqiyyāhû
חִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).
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Total Occurrences
8
Books
87
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 112th king of judah, son of ahaz and abijah; a good king in that he served jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
- 2great-great-grandfather of zephaniah the prophet
- 3son of neariah, a descendant of david
- 4head of a family of returning exiles in the time of nehemiah
Etymology & Derivation
or חִזְקִיָּהוּ; also יְחִזְקִיָּה; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ; from H2388 (חָזַק) and H3050 (יָהּ); strengthened of Jah;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Chizqîyâh; Pronunciation: khiz-kee-yaw'