Word Study

The meaning of יְחִזְקִיָּה

Understanding Yᵉchizqîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3169
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

יְחִזְקִיָּה

Phoneticyekh-iz-kee-yaw'
TransliterationYᵉchizqîyâh
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉchizqîyâhûw (yekh-iz-kee-yaw'-hoo); from יְרוּשָׁא and יָהּ; strengthened of Jah Hezekiah, Jehizkiah. Compare חִזְקִיָּה. - § Hezekiah or Jehizkiah = "Jehovah has made strong" - Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites 1) son of king Ahazby Abi or Abijah and the 12th king of Judah; his reign was characterised by his godly conduct; reigned for 29 years 2) head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah 3) an Ephraimite in the time of Ahaz

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

42 total references
ReferenceText
2 Kings 20:10

And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

1 Chronicles 4:41

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

2 Chronicles 32:2

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

Ezra 2:16

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

Isaiah 1:1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
42x
Most Frequent Book
2 Chronicles
Book Distribution
2 Kings1
1 Chronicles1
2 Chronicles35
Ezra1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah1
Hosea1
Micah1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יְחִזְקִיָּה' deepen your understanding of 2 Kings 20:10?