יְחִזְקִיָּה

Strong’s Definition

Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ; from H3388 (יְרוּשָׁא) and H3050 (יָהּ); strengthened of Jah;

KJV Usage

Hezekiah, Jehizkiah. Compare H2396 (חִזְקִיָּה).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.son of king ahaz by abi or abijah and the 12th king of judah; his reign was characterised by his godly conduct; reigned for 29 years
• 2.head of a family of returning exiles in the time of nehemiah
• 3.an ephraimite in the time of ahaz

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉchizqîyâh; Pronunciation: yekh-iz-kee-yaw'

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