H2396

חזקיה

חזקיה
chaazaqayah

Proper masculine noun · From חזק (H2388) and יה (H3050)

Or חזקיהו Chizqîyâhûw; also יחזקיה Yᵉchizqîyâh; or יחזקיהו Yᵉchizqîyâhûw; from H2388 and H3050; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites:—Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169.

Outline

  1. 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

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