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צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ

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Zedekiah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.17; son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537); brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H); half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Mattaniah at 2Ki.24.17; Also named: mat.tan.yah (מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ "Mattaniah" H4983Q) § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous" 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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ₅₆, יָּ֑ה₇ proper name, masculine (׳י is righteousness; compare Sabean צדקאל DHM^{ib., on No. 32}); — σεδεκια(ς):

1. last king of Judah, מַתַּנְּיָה, changed to ׳׃צ יָּ֑֫הוּ 2Kgs 24:17; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Kgs 25:2; 2Kgs 25:7 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 36:10; 2Chr 36:11; 1Chr 3:15; Jer 1:3; Jer 21:1; Jer 21:3; Jer 21:7 + 37 t. Jeremiah; יָּ֑ה Psalms; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1; Jer 29:3; Jer 49:34.

2. false prophets:
a. under Ahab, יָּ֑֫הוּ 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 יָּ֑ה 1Kgs 22:11.
b. יָּ֑֫הוּ Jeremiah's time, Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.

3. יָּ֑֫הוּ prince, Jeremiah's time, Jer 36:12.

4. יָּ֑ה, priest, Nehemiah's time, Neh 10:2 (ᵐ5^L Σεχενιας).

5. יָּ֑ה, son of Jehoiachin, according to 1Chr 3:16, but probably gloss, Be SS, compare Kit.