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Hezekiah

/ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/

Hezekiah proper noun: a king of Judah.

Proper noun

Hezekiah

  1. 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 29:1-2
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A fictitious book of the Bible, often cited as a source of made-up quotations.

Origin of Hezekiah

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (Ḥizqiyáhu, “Hezekiah”).

Words that rhyme with Hezekiah

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Questions about Hezekiah

What does Hezekiah mean?
Hezekiah means a king of Judah.
What part of speech is Hezekiah?
Hezekiah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hezekiah?
Hezekiah is pronounced /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/.

Words near Hezekiah in the dictionary

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  8. Hezhou
  9. Hezron
  10. Hezronite
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