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) |
|---|---|---|
| חִזְקִיָּ֖ה | Hezekiah | Neh.10.17 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.17
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 • A clan leader who returned from Babylonian exile.
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Hezekiah was a clan leader among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. (Ezr.2.16; Neh.7.21)
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.17;
- only referred to as Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּה.
Hezekiah is mentioned in the lists of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. He is identified as the leader of a clan that numbered 98 people (Ezr.2.16; Neh.7.21). These lists were compiled to record the individuals and families who returned to Judah after the Babylonian captivity. Hezekiah's presence in these lists suggests that he played a leadership role among the returning exiles and was responsible for his clan during the journey and resettlement in Jerusalem. No other details about this Hezekiah are provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.16; Neh.7.21).
All entries for Hezekiah: חִזְקִיָּה