Lexical Definition
חִזְקִיָּה Chizqîyâh (khiz-kee-yaw') Hezekiah N:N-M-P
or חִזְקִיָּהוּ Chizqîyâhûw (khiz-kee-yaw'-hoo); also יְחִזְקִיָּה Yᵉchizqîyâh (yekh-iz-kee-yaw'); or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉchizqîyâhûw (yekh-iz-kee-yaw'-hoo); from חָזַק and יָהּ; strengthened of Jah
Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare יְחִזְקִיָּה.
- § Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"
- Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
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
See Greek: Ἐζεκίας
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה | of Hezekiah | Neh.7.21 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.16
- son of: Ater (אָטֵר)
- Also named: ye.chiz.qiy.yah (יְחִזְקִיָּה "Hezekiah" יְחִזְקִיָּה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חִזְקִיָּ֫הוּ, חִזְקִיָּה, יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (׳י hath strengthened, ׳י stengtheneth; = Assyrian –aza‡i
(i)au, SchrCOT on 2Kgs 18:1ff., JägerBAS i, 469; compare proper name יחזק on seal GannJAs 1883 Feb. — Mar., 134 No. 7; — on formative see LagBN 134) —
1. ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, son of Ahaz, King of Judah, seldom חִזְקִיָּה 2Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 18:10; 2Kgs 18:14 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 18:16 (twice in verse), also ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Prov 25:1 ; elsewhere in 2 Kings (except Prov 20:10) חִזְקִיָּהוּ: Prov 16:20; Prov 18:9 + 34 t., 2 Ki 18-21 || Isa 36:1 + 31 t., Isa 36-39; also Jer 26:18; Jer 26:19; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 29:18; 2Chr 29:27; 2Chr 30:24; 2Chr 32:15 in Chronicles use. יְחִזְקִיָּחוּ 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:27 + 35 t. 2 Chron 29-33; also 2Kgs 20:10; Jer 15:4, and in title Isa 1:1 יִחִזְקִיָה Hos 1:1; Mic 1:1 (if י in these three be not text error for וְ).
2. חִזְקִיָּה great-great-grandfather of prophet Zephaniah Zeph 1:1, ᵐ5 τοῦ Εξεκιου, perhaps =
1.
3. ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), חִזְקִיָּה man of royal Davidic line 1Chr 3:23 probably near time of Char.
4. יְחִזְקִיָּה, ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:16 = חִזְקִיָּה Neh 7:21, compare also ׳ח Neh 10:18*.
5. יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, an Ephraimite, Ahaz's time 2Chr 28:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 18:1 · 18:10 · 18:14 · 18:15 · 18:16 · 20:10 |
| 1 Chronicles | 3:13 · 3:23 · 4:41 |
| 2 Chronicles | 28:12 · 28:27 · 29:18 · 29:27 · 30:24 · 32:15 |
| Ezra | 2:16 |
| Nehemiah | 7:21 · 10:18* |
| Proverbs | 16:20 · 18:9 · 20:10 · 25:1 |
| Isaiah | 1:1 · 36:1 |
| Jeremiah | 15:4 · 26:18 · 26:19 |
| Hosea | 1:1 |
| Micah | 1:1 |
| Zephaniah | 1:1 |
Profile
Male • Son of Ater • Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem.
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Hezekiah was an ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem.
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.16;
- referred to as Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּה, or Hezekiah יְחִזְקִיָּה;
- a son of Ater אָטֵר.
Hezekiah is briefly mentioned as an ancestor in the list of people returned from exile (Ezr.2.16; Neh.7.21).
All entries for Hezekiah: חִזְקִיָּה ☩ יְחִזְקִיָּה
Related Profiles:
- Ater (father)