Strong H6667H6667Kצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ
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 Jer.29.21;
son of: Maaseiah (H4641Y)
son of: Maaseiah (H4641Y)
Meaning of the name
Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zedekiah
False prophet in Babylon during the exile
Zedekiah, a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon, was denounced by Jeremiah for his lies and immorality (Jer.29.21,22).
In the Bible
Strong H6667K appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zedekiah2
First verses
- Jeremiah 29:21Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
- Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;