1478. Hezekias
Strong's Lexicon
Hezekias: Hezekiah

Original Word: Ἑζεκίας
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Hezekias
Pronunciation: hez-ek-ee'-as
Phonetic Spelling: (ed-zek-ee'-as)
Definition: Hezekiah
Meaning: Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, father of Manasseh, and king of Judah (727-686 [?] B.C.).

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew חִזְקִיָּהוּ (Chizqiyyahu)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H2396 (חִזְקִיָּהוּ, Chizqiyyahu) and H3169 (חִזְקִיָּה, Chizqiyyah)

Usage: The name Hezekias, or Hezekiah, means "Yahweh strengthens" or "Yahweh is my strength." In the New Testament, Hezekias is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, highlighting his role as an ancestor of the Messiah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Hezekiah was a king of Judah, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh. He reigned during a tumultuous period marked by the threat of Assyrian invasion. Hezekiah is celebrated for his faithfulness to God, his efforts to purify the temple, and his reliance on prophetic counsel, particularly from Isaiah. His reign is documented in the books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah in the Old Testament.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Chizqiyyah
Definition
Hezekiah, a king of Judah
NASB Translation
Hezekiah (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1478: Αζεκιας

Αζεκιας (WH Ἑζεκίας; L Ἐζεκειας, see Tdf. Proleg., p. 85, (הִזְקִיָה, strength of Jehovah, i. e. strength given by Jehovah; GermGotthard; the Sept. Αζεκιας) (genitive Αζεκιου, cf. Buttmann, 17 (16) no. 8), Hezekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 18:1ff; 20:1ff; Isaiah 38:1ff): Matthew 1:9, 10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ezekias.

Of Hebrew origin (Chizqiyah); Ezekias (i.e. Hezekeiah), an Israelite -- Ezekias.

see HEBREW Chizqiyah

Forms and Transliterations
Εζεκιαν Ἑζεκίαν Εζεκιας Ἑζεκίας Ezekian Ezekias Hezekian Hezekían Hezekias Hezekías
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:9 N-AMS
GRK: ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἑζεκίαν
NAS: and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
KJV: Achaz begat Ezekias;
INT: was father of Hezekiah

Matthew 1:10 N-NMS
GRK: Ἑζεκίας δὲ ἐγέννησεν
NAS: Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,
KJV: And Ezekias begat Manasses;
INT: Hezekiah moreover was father of

Strong's Greek 1478
2 Occurrences


Ἑζεκίαν — 1 Occ.
Ἑζεκίας — 1 Occ.















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