חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ
𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅
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.
Isaiah 39:4 · Word #6
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 H2396-02
Yah has strengthened
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (theophoric sentence-name) formed from חזק + יה/יהו. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root חזק (to strengthen) with the theophoric element יה (Yah), forming a sentence-name meaning that Yah has given strength. Rendering it as 'Yah has strengthened' preserves both the verbal force of the root and the divine subject implied in the morphology. |
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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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