Original: צִדְקִיָּה

Transliteration: Tsidqîyâh

Phonetic: tsid-kee-yaw'

Short Definition: Zedekiah

Original: צדקיּהוּ צדקיּה

Transliteration: tsidqı̂yâh tsidqı̂yâhû

Phonetic: tsid-kee-yaw'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H6664 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H3072, H6659, H6662, H6663, H6664, H6666