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Hezekiah

חִזְקִיָּהוּStrong’s H2396

chizqiyyah (chiz-qiy-yah)

Appears in 116 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chizqiyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “hezekiah” and “hizkiah”. It appears in 116 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.”
2 Kings 16:20 KJV
Meaning
  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
  5. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
  6. Great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
  7. Son of Neariah, a descendant of David
  8. Head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah
  9. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
  10. Great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
  11. Son of Neariah, a descendant of David
  12. Head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah
  13. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
  14. Great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
  15. Son of Neariah, a descendant of David
  16. Head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah
  17. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
  18. Great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
  19. Son of Neariah, a descendant of David
  20. Head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah
How it's translated
  • hezekiah 121
  • of hezekiah 3
  • to hezekiah 2
  • and hizkiah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 38
  • 2 Chronicles 38
  • Isaiah 30
  • 1 Chronicles 3
  • Jeremiah 3
  • Nehemiah 2

8 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 116 verses, by book
1 Chronicles 3
3:133:234:41
Nehemiah 2
7:2110:17
Proverbs 1
25:1
Jeremiah 3
15:426:1826:19
Zephaniah 1
1:1
Hebrew dictionary

חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah · Hezekiah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.16.20; son of: Ahaz (H0271) and Abi (H0021); brother of: Maaseiah (H4641J); married to Hephzibah (H2657); father of: Manasseh (H4519H) § 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

חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah · Hizkiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.23; son of: Neariah (H5294); brother of: Elioenai (H0454B) and Azrikam (H5840) § 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

חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah · Hezekiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.16; son of: Ater (H0333) Also named: ye.chiz.qiy.yah (יְחִזְקִיָּה "Hezekiah" H3169I) § 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

חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah · Hezekiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.17 § 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

חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah · Hezekiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1; father of: Amariah (H0568O) § 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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.