יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ

𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅

yechizeqiyahu

Hezekiah

or חִזְקִיָּהוּ; also יְחִזְקִיָּה; or יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ; from חָזַק and יָהּ; strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites; Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare יְחִזְקִיָּה.

H2396

2 Chronicles 32:2 · Word #2

Lexicon H2396

Lemmaחִזְקִיָּה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄
TransliterationChizqîyâh
Strong'sH2396
In-contextHezekiah

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H2396-09

Yah Strengthens

Rootחזק (ḥ-z-q)
Core Meaningsstrength, firmness, becoming strong, making strong, prevailing, holding fast
Semantic RangePersonal name meaning "Yah strengthens" or "Yah has strengthened"; borne by the king of Judah and two other Israelites.
Conceptual SignificanceAs the name of a reforming king of Judah, it embodies reliance on Yah as the source of strength and deliverance. Theologically, it reflects a covenantal worldview in which strength and security come not from human power but from Yah’s sustaining and empowering presence.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular proper noun (HNp). The form יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ reflects a verbal element from חזק (likely imperfect 3ms, "he strengthens") combined with the theophoric suffix יָהוּ (Yah). Variant spellings omit or contract the final וּ.
Rendering RationaleThe name combines the root חזק (to be strong / to strengthen) with the theophoric element יָהוּ (Yah). The verbal form reflects a third masculine singular sense—"he strengthens"—with Yah as the subject, yielding "Yah Strengthens." As a masculine singular proper noun (HNp), the rendering preserves both the verbal force and singular masculine reference embedded in the name.

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Words from Root חזק (strength, firmness, becoming strong, making strong, prevailing, holding fast)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2388-01 achazeq I will make strong
H2388-02 achazeqenu I will firmly strengthen him
H2394-01 bechazeqah with firmness

Word Usage (130 occurrences of H2396)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
2 Kings 16:20 חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ chizeqiyahu Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:1 חִזְקִיָּ֥ה chizeqiyah Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:9 חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ chizeqiyahu Hezekiah