Strongs Number: H2396
- Hebrew Word
- חִזְקִיָּה
- Transliteration
- Chizqîyâh
- Phonetic
- khiz-kee-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
strengthened of Jah; {Chizkijah} a king of {Judah} also the name of two other Israelites
- BDB Definition
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Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"
1. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
2. great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
3. son of Neariah, a descendant of David
4. head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah
- Origin
- From H2388 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- {Hezekiah} {Hizkiah} Hizkijah. Compare H3169 .