The meaning of “יְחִזְקִיָּה”
Understanding Yᵉchizqîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉchizqîyâhûw (yekh-iz-kee-yaw'-hoo); from יְרוּשָׁא and יָהּ; strengthened of Jah Hezekiah, Jehizkiah...
יְחִזְקִיָּה
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.” Word: יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh) | |
| 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.” Word: יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 32:2 | “And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,” Word: יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh) | |
| Ezra 2:16 | “The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.” Word: יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh) | |
| 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.” Word: יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh) |