3169

yᵊḥizqiyyā יְחִזְקִיָּה ‘Jehizkiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yᵊrūšāʾ, yᵊrūšā יְרוּשָׁא, יְרוּשָׁה ‘Jerusha’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: ירושׁא ירושׁה יה

yᵊḥizqiyyā pr n m pers
Hezekiah or Jehizkiah = "Jehovah has made strong"
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

Mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28:12

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
About | Listen audio | In other languages: .