יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ
𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅
Chizeqiyah
Hezekiah
Chizqîyâh (חִזְקִיָּה) is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) strengthens' or 'strengthened by Yah.' The name appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible and is borne most notably by a king of Judah in the late 8th century BCE, as well as by other Israelite individuals. The semantic range of the name includes its literal meaning—'Yah has strengthened'—and its function as a proper noun identifying specific persons.
2 Chronicles 33:3 · Word #7
Lexicon H2396
| Lemma | חִזְקִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Chizeqiyah |
| Strong's | H2396 |
| Definition | Chizqîyâh (חִזְקִיָּה) is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) strengthens' or 'strengthened by Yah.' The name appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible and is borne most notably by a king of Judah in the late 8th century BCE, as well as by other Israelite individuals. The semantic range of the name includes its literal meaning—'Yah has strengthened'—and its function as a proper noun identifying specific persons. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hezekiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2396-09
Yah strengthens
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name; theophoric sentence-name formed from חזק with prefixed verbal element and suffixed יהו. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root חזק ('to strengthen, make firm') with the theophoric element יה/יהו ('Yah'). The Ye- form reflects a verbal sentence-name structure, yielding the sense 'Yah strengthens' or 'Yah has strengthened.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Chizeqiyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah has strengthened |
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