Hebrew · H2396

חִזְקִיָּה

Chizkijah , a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites

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חִזְקִיָּהH2396

Pronunciationḥizĕqiyāh

What does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh): A proper name meaning "Yahweh strengthens"; primarily the reforming Judean king of Isaiah's era.

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What does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh): A proper name meaning "Yahweh strengthens"; primarily the reforming Judean king of Isaiah's era.

How does the BSB render H2396?

The BSB source-word alignment has 127 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hezekiah (73), And Hezekiah (12), of Hezekiah (10), Then Hezekiah (6), let Hezekiah (5).

Where does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 16:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (44), 2 Chronicles (40), Isaiah (33), 1 Chronicles (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Hezekiah73×2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:14, 2 Kings 18:15

And Hezekiah12×2 Kings 19:15, 2 Kings 20:3, 2 Kings 20:13, 2 Kings 20:21

of Hezekiah10×2 Kings 18:10, 2 Kings 20:20, 1 Chronicles 4:41, 2 Chronicles 32:8

Then Hezekiah6×2 Chronicles 29:36, 2 Chronicles 30:1, 2 Chronicles 31:9, 2 Chronicles 31:11

let Hezekiah5×2 Kings 18:29, 2 Kings 18:30, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 36:14

. . .3×2 Kings 19:14, 2 Chronicles 32:33, Isaiah 37:14

of Hezekiah’s3×2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:13, Isaiah 36:1

So Hezekiah3×2 Kings 18:14, 2 Kings 19:14, Isaiah 37:14

But Hezekiah2×2 Kings 20:19, Isaiah 39:8

When Hezekiah2×2 Chronicles 31:8, 2 Chronicles 32:2

by Hezekiah1×Isaiah 38:9

Did Hezekiah1×Jeremiah 26:19

for Hezekiah1×2 Chronicles 32:23

Hezekiah’s1×2 Kings 20:12

Hizkiah1×1 Chronicles 3:23

Now Hezekiah1×2 Kings 20:8

through Hezekiah1×Nehemiah 7:21

with which1×2 Kings 18:16

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Kings 16:20

Aligned rows127

Books represented8

2 Kings441 Chronicles32 Chronicles40Nehemiah2Proverbs1Isaiah33Jeremiah3Zephaniah1

Source forms

חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ17xḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:5, 2 Kings 19:9, 2 Kings 19:14

חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ11xḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:29, 2 Kings 18:31, 2 Kings 20:12

חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ10xḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:32, 2 Kings 19:1, 2 Kings 19:3

חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙9xḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 18:22, 2 Kings 18:30, 2 Kings 20:8, 2 Kings 20:19

יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ7xyə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū1 Chronicles 4:41, 2 Chronicles 29:1, 2 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 31:8

חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ5xḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 20:5, 2 Kings 21:3, 2 Chronicles 29:18, 2 Chronicles 30:24

יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ5xyə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Kings 20:10, 2 Chronicles 30:20, 2 Chronicles 32:2, 2 Chronicles 32:12

יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙5xyə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū2 Chronicles 29:36, 2 Chronicles 32:9, 2 Chronicles 32:11, 2 Chronicles 32:26

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular121x2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:13

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular5x2 Kings 18:10, 2 Chronicles 32:23, 2 Chronicles 32:27, Nehemiah 7:21

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 3:23

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חִזְקִיָּה

What does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

What does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2396?

Where does חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizĕqiyāh) appear in Scripture?

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