The meaning of “חִזְקִיָּה”
Understanding Chizqîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or חִזְקִיָּהוּ Chizqîyâhûw (khiz-kee-yaw'-hoo); also יְחִזְקִיָּה Yᵉchizqîyâh (yekh-iz-kee-yaw'); or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉc...
חִזְקִיָּה
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 19:5 | “So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.” Word: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 3:23 | “And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.” Word: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 30:24 | “For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.” Word: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 10:17 | “Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,” Word: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh) | |
| Proverbs 25:1 | “These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.” Word: חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh) |
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