Hezekiah

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/ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/

proper noun

A king of Judah.

OriginHebrew חִזְקִיָּה →
Less commonScrabble 27
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA 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

  1. Hebrewחִזְקִיָּה“Hezekiah”
  2. EnglishHezekiah

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (Ḥizqiyáhu, “Hezekiah”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐζεκίας
  • Ἐζεκίας (Ezekías)biblical king
Danish Ezekias
  • Ezekiasbiblical king
Dutch Hizkia, Jechizkia
  • Hizkiabiblical king
  • Jechizkiabiblical king
Finnish Hiskia
  • Hiskiabiblical king
French Ézéchias
  • Ézéchiasbiblical king
Greek Εζεκίας, Εζεκίας
  • Εζεκίας (Ezekías)biblical king
  • Εζεκίας (Ezekías)male given name
Hawaiian Hezekia, Hekekia
  • Hezekiabiblical king
  • Hekekiamale given name
Irish Hiziciá
  • Hiziciábiblical king
Italian Ezechia, Ezechia
  • Ezechiabiblical king
  • Ezechiamale given name
Latin Ezechias
  • Ezechiasbiblical king
Norwegian Hiskia
  • Hiskiabiblical king
Polish Ezechiasz, Ezechiasz
  • Ezechiaszbiblical king
  • Ezechiaszmale given name
Portuguese Ezequias, Ezequias
  • Ezequiasbiblical king
  • Ezequiasmale given name
Spanish Ezequías
  • Ezequíasbiblical king
Swedish Hiskia
  • Hiskiabiblical king

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hezekiah

viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliajambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigeniastria
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Cite this entry
APA

Hezekiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hezekiah

MLA

“Hezekiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hezekiah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hezekiah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hezekiah.

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