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Lexicon :: Strong's H2396 - ḥizqîyâ

Aa
חִזְקִיָּה
Transliteration
ḥizqîyâ
Pronunciation
khiz-kee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

חִזְקִיָּה Chizqîyâh, khiz-kee-yaw'; or חִזְקִיָּהוּ Chizqîyâhûw; also יְחִזְקִיָּה Yᵉchizqîyâh; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉchizqîyâhûw; from H2388 and H3050; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites:—Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H2396 in the following manner: Hezekiah (85x), Hizkiah (1x), Hizkijah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's H2396 in the following manner: Hezekiah (85x), Hizkiah (1x), Hizkijah (1x).

  1. Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"

    1. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices

    2. great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet

    3. son of Neariah, a descendant of David

    4. head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִזְקִיָּה Chizqîyâh, khiz-kee-yaw'; or חִזְקִיָּהוּ Chizqîyâhûw; also יְחִזְקִיָּה Yᵉchizqîyâh; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Yᵉchizqîyâhûw; from H2388 and H3050; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites:—Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169.
STRONGS H2396: Abbreviations
חִזְקִיָּ֫הוּ, חִזְקִיָּה, [H3169 יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה] proper name, masculine (י׳ hath strengthened, י׳ stengtheneth; ＝Assyrian Ḫazaḳi(i)au, SchrCOT on 2 Kings 18:1 ff., JägerBAS i, 469; compare proper name יחזק on seal GannJAs 1883 Feb. — Mar., 134 No. 7; — on formative see LagBN 134) —
1. Greek Version of the LXX Εξεκιας, son of Ahaz, King of Judah, seldom חִזְקִיָּה 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:10, 2 Kings 18:14 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 18:15, 2 Kings 18:16 (twice in verse), also אַנְשֵׁי ח׳ Proverbs 25:1; elsewhere in 2 Kings (except [H3169 2 Kings 20:10]) חִזְקִיָּהוּ: 2 Kings 16:20; 2 Kings 18:9 + 34 times, 2 Kings 18-21 || Isaiah 36:1 + 31 times, Isaiah 36-39; also Jeremiah 26:18, 19; 1 Chronicles 3:13; 2 Chronicles 29:18, 2 Chronicles 29:27; 2 Chronicles 30:24; 2 Chronicles 32:15; in Chronicles usually. יְחִזְקִיָּחוּ 1 Chronicles 4:41; 2 Chronicles 28:27 + 35 times 2 Chronicles 29-33; also [H3169 2 Kings 20:10]; Jeremiah 15:4, and in title Isaiah 1:1; יִחִזְקִיָה Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1 (if י in these three be not text error for וְ).
† 2. חִזְקִיָּה great-great-grandfather of prophet Zephaniah Zephaniah 1:1, Greek Version of the LXXτοῦ Εξεκιου, perhaps ＝1.
† 3. Greek Version of the LXX Εξεκια(ς), חִזְקִיָּה man of royal Davidic line 1 Chronicles 3:23 probably near time of Chronicles.
† 4. יְחִזְקִיָּה, Greek Version of the LXX Εξεκια(ς), head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:16 = חִזְקִיָּה Nehemiah 7:21, compare also ח׳ Nehemiah 10:18 [Nehemiah 10:17].
† 5. יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Greek Version of the LXX Εξεκιας, an Ephraimite, Ahaz's time [H3169 2 Chronicles 28:12].
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

16:20; 18:1; 18:1; 18:9; 18:10; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16

1 Chronicles

3:13; 3:23; 4:41

2 Chronicles

28:27; 29:18; 29:27; 30:24; 32:15

Ezra

2:16

Nehemiah

7:21; 10:17

Proverbs

25:1

Isaiah

1:1; 36:1

Jeremiah

15:4; 26:18; 26:19

Hosea

1:1

Micah

1:1

Zephaniah

1:1

H2396

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2396 matches the Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (ḥizqîyâ),
which occurs 130 times in 119 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (2Ch 30:18–Isa 37:15)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:18 - Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the LORD, who is good, pardon those

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:20 - And the LORD listened to Hezekiah’s prayer and healed the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:22 - Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed as they served the LORD. The celebration continued for seven days. Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:24 - King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:2 - Hezekiah then organized the priests and Levites into divisions to offer the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to worship and give thanks and praise to the LORD at the gates of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:8 - When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the LORD and his people Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:9 - “Where did all this come from?” Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:11 - Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the LORD. When this was done,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:13 - The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:20 - In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:2 - When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!” Hezekiah’s words greatly encouraged the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:9 - While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - Hezekiah has said, ‘The LORD our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria.’ Surely Hezekiah is misleading you, sentencing you to death by famine and thirst!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:12 - Don’t you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the LORD’s shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15 - Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you! Don’t let him fool you like this! I say it again—no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:16 - And Sennacherib’s officers further mocked the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:17 - The king also sent letters scorning the LORD, the God of Israel. He wrote, “Just as the gods of all the other nations failed to rescue their people from my power, so the God of Hezekiah will also fail.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20 - Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:22 - That is how the LORD rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the others who threatened them. So there was peace throughout the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:23 - From then on King Hezekiah became highly respected among all the surrounding nations, and many gifts for the LORD arrived at Jerusalem, with valuable presents for King Hezekiah, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the LORD’s anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:26 - Then Hezekiah humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the LORD’s anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:32 - The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign and his acts of devotion are recorded in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:33 - When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper area of the royal cemetery, and all Judah and Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:3 - He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them.

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The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:21 -
The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:17 - Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:1 - These are the visions that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. He saw these visions during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:1 - In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign,[fn] King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:4 - Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:7 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:14 - This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:15 - Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, ‘The LORD will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:16 - “Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:18 - “Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:22 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1 - When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:3 - They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:5 - After King Hezekiah’s officials delivered the king’s message to Isaiah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:9 - Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia[fn] was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:14 - After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD’s Temple and spread it out before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:15 - And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD:

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