Strong's H2396 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh)

Pronunciation: khiz-kee-yaw'

POS: khiz-kee-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; also ; or ; from and ; strengthened of Jah;

Definition: or חִזְקִיָּהוּ; also יְחִזְקִיָּה; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ; from חָזַק and יָהּ; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites; Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare יְחִזְקִיָּה.

KJV Usage: Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"
• 2. 1) 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
• 3. 2) great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
• 4. 3) son of Neariah, a descendant of David
• 5. 4) head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1478

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