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Hizkiah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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hiz - kı̄´a ( חזקיּה , ḥizḳı̄yāh ; Septuagint Ἐζεκία , Ezekı́a , "strength of Yah"):

(1) A son of Neariah, a descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:23 , the King James Version "Hezekiah").

(2) An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1 ). In the Revised Version (British and American) this word is here translated "Hezekiah." This name again appears in Nehemiah 10:17 (Hebrew 18) in the form of "Hizkijah" in the King James Version, but as "Hezekiah" in the Revised Version (British and American). See HEZEKIAH .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hizkiah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/hizkiah.html. 1915.
 
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