Lexical Definition

‎צִדְקִיָּה‎ Tsidqîyâh (tsid-kee-yaw') Zedekiah ^N:N-M-P
or צִדְקִיָּהוּ Tsidqîyâhûw (tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo); from ‎צֶדֶק‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; right of Jah

Zedekiah, Zidkijah.

• § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"
• Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.12
• son of: Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ‎₅₆, ‎יָּ֑ה‎₇ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ is righteousness; compare Sabean ‎צדקאל‎ DHM^{ib., on No. 32}); — σεδεκια(ς):

1. last king of Judah, ‎מַתַּנְּיָה‎, changed to ‎׳‎‎׃צ‎ ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ 2Kgs 24:17; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Kgs 25:2; 2Kgs 25:7 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 36:10; 2Chr 36:11; 1Chr 3:15; Jer 1:3; Jer 21:1; Jer 21:3; Jer 21:7 + 37 t. Jeremiah; ‎יָּ֑ה‎ Psalms; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1; Jer 29:3; Jer 49:34.

2. false prophets:
a. under Ahab, ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 ‎יָּ֑ה‎ 1Kgs 22:11.
b. ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ Jeremiah's time, Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.

3. ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ prince, Jeremiah's time, Jer 36:12.

4. ‎יָּ֑ה‎, priest, Nehemiah's time, Neh 10:2* (ᵐ5^L Σεχενιας).

5. ‎יָּ֑ה‎, son of Jehoiachin, according to 1Chr 3:16, but probably gloss, Be SS, compare Kit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Hananiah • Official during the reign of King Jehoiakim

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, was an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah (Jer.36.12).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.12;
• only referred to as Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּה;
• a son of Hananiah חֲנַנְיָה.

Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, was an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. He is mentioned in the context of the scroll containing Jeremiah's prophecies, which was read before the king. When the scroll was read in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, Zedekiah was among the officials present, along with Elishama, Delaiah, Elnathan, Gemariah, and others. After hearing the words of the scroll, the officials advised Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, to hide along with Jeremiah. They then reported the matter to the king.

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