Strong H6667H6667Gצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ
Zedekiah
One of the 6 senses of Strong H6667
- Transliteration
- tsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {tsid-kee-yaw'} tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11;
son of: Chenaanah (H3668)
son of: Chenaanah (H3668)
Meaning of the name
Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zedekiah
False prophet who opposed Micaiah
Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, was a false prophet who opposed Micaiah and encouraged Ahab to attack Ramoth-gilead (1Ki.22.11,24; 2Ch.18.10,23).
In the Bible
Strong H6667G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zedekiah4
First verses
- 1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
- 1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
- 2 Chronicles 18:10And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
- 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?