hezekiah

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Definition of hezekiah in English English dictionary

A male given name of biblical origin

A king of Judah

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

A supposed (but nonexistent) book of the Bible, often cited as a source of made-up quotations

A male given name, of biblical origin

flourished late 8th and early 7th centuries BC King of Judah at Jerusalem. The dates of his reign are uncertain but are often given as 715-686 BC. He was a reformer who tried to discourage foreign cults and assert the religious traditions of Israel during a time of Assyrian supremacy. The rebellion that broke out in Palestine 703 BC was probably led by Hezekiah. Though he fortified Jerusalem, other cities of Judah fell, and the revolt was put down in 701 BC. The Assyrians demanded a heavy tribute of gold, but tradition holds that a plague devastated the Assyrian army and Jerusalem was spared

(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)

Hyphenation

Hez·e·ki·ah

Etymology

() Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (chizkiyá, “Hezekiah”)