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Zedekiah

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּStrong’s H6667

tsidqiyyah (tsid-qiy-yah)

Appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Tsidqiyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “zedekiah”, “like zedekiah” and “o zedekiah”. It appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.”
1 Kings 22:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. The last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
  2. False prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
  3. Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
  4. Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
  5. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  6. The original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'
  7. A Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David
  8. A Levite of the family of Asaph
  9. The last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
  10. False prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
  11. Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
  12. Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
  13. The last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
  14. False prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
  15. Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
  16. Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
  17. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  18. Son of king Jehoiakim of Judah
  19. The last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
  20. False prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
  21. Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
  22. Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
  23. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
  24. The last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
  25. False prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
  26. Son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
  27. Son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
  28. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
How it's translated
  • zedekiah 54
  • of zedekiah 4
  • and zedekiah 3
  • like zedekiah 1
  • o zedekiah 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 48
  • 2 Kings 5
  • 2 Chronicles 4
  • 1 Kings 2
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • Nehemiah 1

6 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ tsidqiyyah · Zedekiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11; son of: Chenaanah (H3668) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah 5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah …

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ mattanyah · Mattaniah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.17; son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537); brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H); half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Mattaniah at 2Ki.24.17; Another name of tsid.qiy.yah (צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ "Zedekiah" H6667H) § Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah" 1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah' 2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David 3) a Levite of the family of Asaph …

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ tsidqiyyah · Zedekiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.16; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Shealtiel (H7597A) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah …

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ tsidqiyyah · Zedekiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.1 § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah 5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 6) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ tsidqiyyah · Zedekiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21; son of: Maaseiah (H4641Y) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah 5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah …

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ tsidqiyyah · Zedekiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.12; son of: Hananiah (H2608M) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity 2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon 4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah 5) a priest who sealed the covenant with 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.