לְ/חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ
𐤋/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅
Chizeqiyah
of 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.
Isaiah 38:9 · Word #2
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Hezekiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2396-04
to Yah-has-strengthened
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ('to/for') prefixed to a masculine singular proper name (theophoric sentence-name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a theophoric sentence-name from חזק ('to strengthen') combined with יה ('Yah'), meaning 'Yah has strengthened.' The prefixed לְ preposition is preserved as 'to,' reflecting the specific word form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Chizeqiyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah has strengthened |
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