The meaning of “צִדְקִיָּה”

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

H6667

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

צִדְקִיָּה

Phonetictsid-kee-yaw'

TransliterationTsidqîyâh

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

60 total references

Reference	Text
2 Kings 24:20	“For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. ”
1 Chronicles 3:16	“And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.”
2 Chronicles 36:10	“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.”
Nehemiah 10:1	“Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,”
Jeremiah 37:18	“Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

60x

Most Frequent Book

Jeremiah

Book Distribution

2 Kings5

1 Chronicles2

2 Chronicles4

Nehemiah1

Jeremiah48

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