חִזְקִיָּהוּ (chiz.qiy.yah)
chiz.qiy.yah
Hezekiah
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- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 115 verses
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Word Overview
The name Chizqiyahu means "Jehovah is my strength." It combines the root for being strong or firm with a shortened form of God's personal name. This etymology reflects a theological conviction that human resilience depends entirely on divine support. The word appears 115 times in Scripture, primarily in the books of Kings, Chronicles, and Isaiah.
Most references identify Hezekiah, the twelfth king of Judah who reigned from 728 to 699 BC. He is portrayed as a faithful ruler who removed idolatrous practices and trusted God during the Assyrian siege described in Isaiah 36 and 37. The name also identifies other figures, including an ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah and a family leader among the exiles returning under Nehemiah.
Translators usually render the name as Hezekiah or sometimes Hizkiah. The variation arises from slight differences in spelling across Hebrew manuscripts. The consistent meaning remains a declaration of reliance on God rather than military power, a theme central to the king's historical narrative.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The name Hezekiah means "Jehovah is my strength." This simple declaration offers a steady anchor when life feels overwhelming. It reminds us that true resilience does not come from our own resources or clever strategies, but from relying on God. When circumstances seem impossible, this name points to a source of power that remains constant.
We see this trust in action during the Assyrian crisis. King Hezekiah faced threats that no army could withstand. Instead of panicking, he took the threat directly to God in prayer. His response shows that faith is not passive waiting but active dependence on divine support.
May you find encouragement in this example. When you feel weak, remember that your strength comes from above. This name invites you to rest in the fact that God is fully capable of carrying what you cannot bear alone.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 115 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- Hezekiah119×
- of/ Hezekiah3×
- to/ Hezekiah2×
- and/ Hizkiah1×
- [is] Hezekiah1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ17×
- חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ11×
- חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ10×
- חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙9×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ7×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙5×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ5×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ5×
- חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ5×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ4×
- יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ4×
- חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ4×
Key Verses
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II Kings 19:14
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh.
Hezekiah spreads the threatening letter before Yahweh, demonstrating a practice of bringing immediate fears into God's presence rather than relying on human defense.
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II Kings 19:15
Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
His prayer acknowledges God as the Creator of heaven and earth, grounding his specific crisis in the context of God's universal sovereignty.
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II Kings 18:14
Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Withdraw from me. That which you put on me, I will bear.” The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Hezekiah offers tribute to buy time, showing that trusting God does not always mean refusing practical measures or compromise when necessary.
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II Kings 20:1
In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’”
Facing a terminal diagnosis, Hezekiah accepts the reality of his situation while still maintaining his relationship with the prophet Isaiah and God.
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Every Occurrence (115 verses across 8 books)
II Kings 38 verses
Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
II Kings 18:1Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
II Kings 18:9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king…
II Kings 18:10At the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of…
II Kings 18:13Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of…
II Kings 18:14Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Withdraw from me. That…
II Kings 18:15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house.
II Kings 18:16At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of Yahweh’s temple, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of…
II Kings 18:17The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem.…
II Kings 18:19Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘The great king, the king of Assyria, says, “What confidence is this in…
II Kings 18:22But if you tell me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken…
II Kings 18:29The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.
II Kings 18:30Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given…
II Kings 18:31Don’t listen to Hezekiah.’ For the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and everyone of…
II Kings 18:32until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and…
II Kings 18:37Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the…
II Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
II Kings 19:3They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come…
II Kings 19:5So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
II Kings 19:9When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,” he sent messengers…
II Kings 19:10“Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be…
II Kings 19:14Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and…
II Kings 19:15Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God,…
II Kings 19:20Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says ‘You have prayed to me against…
II Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh…
II Kings 20:3“Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that…
II Kings 20:5“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your…
II Kings 20:8Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I will go up to Yahweh’s house the…
II Kings 20:10Hezekiah answered, “It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backward…
II Kings 20:12At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had…
II Kings 20:13Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver, the gold, the spices,…
II Kings 20:14Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to…
II Kings 20:15He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is…
II Kings 20:16Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear Yahweh’s word.
II Kings 20:19Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Isn’t it so, if peace…
II Kings 20:20Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water…
II Kings 20:21Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
II Kings 21:3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made…