Zedekiah

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proper noun

A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.

OriginHebrew צדקיהו →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tzidkiyahu

  1. A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.

    And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his fathers brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 24:17
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewצדקיהו“God is righteous”
  2. EnglishZedekiah

From Hebrew צדקיהו (“God is righteous”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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