צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ

tsid.qiy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H6667

Zedekiah

From: or צִדְקִיָּהוּ; from H6664 (צֶדֶק) and H3050 (יָהּ); right of Jah;

Short Definition

Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Chenaanah (H3668) § 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

61 times

Appears 61 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
48
2 Kings
5
2 Chronicles
4
1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 3:15
  • 2 Kings 25:7
  • Jeremiah 32:1
  • Jeremiah 37:17
  • Jeremiah 39:4

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