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יְחִזְקִיָּה

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Hezekiah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.16.20; son of: Ahaz (H0271) and Abi (H0021); brother of: Maaseiah (H4641J); married to Hephzibah (H2657); father of: Manasseh (H4519H) Another spelling of chiz.qiy.yah (חִזְקִיָּהוּ "Hezekiah" H2396) § 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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חִזְקִיָּ֫הוּ, חִזְקִיָּה, יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (׳י hath strengthened, ׳י stengtheneth; = Assyrian –aza‡i
(i)au, Schr^COT on 2Kgs 18:1ff., Jäger^{BAS i, 469}; compare proper name יחזק on seal Gann^{JAs 1883 Feb. — Mar., 134 No. 7}; — on formative see Lag^{BN 134}) —

1. ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, son of Ahaz, King of Judah, seldom חִזְקִיָּה 2Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 18:10; 2Kgs 18:14 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 18:16 (twice in verse), also ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Prov 25:1 ; elsewhere in 2 Kings (except Prov 20:10) חִזְקִיָּהוּ: Prov 16:20; Prov 18:9 + 34 t., 2 Ki 18-21 || Isa 36:1 + 31 t., Isa 36-39; also Jer 26:18; Jer 26:19; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 29:18; 2Chr 29:27; 2Chr 30:24; 2Chr 32:15 in Chronicles use. יְחִזְקִיָּחוּ 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:27 + 35 t. 2 Chron 29-33; also 2Kgs 20:10; Jer 15:4, and in title Isa 1:1 יִחִזְקִיָה Hos 1:1; Mic 1:1 (if י in these three be not text error for וְ).

2. חִזְקִיָּה great-great-grandfather of prophet Zephaniah Zeph 1:1, ᵐ5 τοῦ Εξεκιου, perhaps =

3. ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), חִזְקִיָּה man of royal Davidic line 1Chr 3:23 probably near time of Char.

4. יְחִזְקִיָּה, ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:16 = חִזְקִיָּה Neh 7:21, compare also ׳ח Neh 10:18.

5. יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, an Ephraimite, Ahaz's time 2Chr 28:12.

2 occurrences

Hosea (1), Micah (1)