Hezekiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name חִזְקִיָּה

חִזְקִיָּה

Chizqîyâh · pronounced khiz-kee-yaw' · Strong's H2396 · a man · also spelled Hizkiah, Hizkijah

Hezekiah means strengthened of Jah.

Built from

חָזַק châzaq (from, H2388) — to fasten upon open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or חִזְקִיָּהוּ; also יְחִזְקִיָּה; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ; from H2388 and H3050; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 16:20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hezekiah

119 occurrences in 119 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Micah, Zephaniah

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Other people or places called Hezekiah

Hezekiah (H3169) — strengthened of Jah

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