Zedekiah

[ zed-i-kahy-uh ]

noun
  1. Also Zid·ki·jah [zid-kahy-juh] /zɪdˈkaɪ dʒə/ . the last king of Judah. 2 Kings 24, 25; Jeremiah 52:1–11.

  2. a male given name.

Origin of Zedekiah

1
From Hebrew Ṣidqīyyāh “God is my righteousness”

Words Nearby Zedekiah

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How to use Zedekiah in a sentence

  • This he did with extreme pleasure, and he assisted Zedekiah down-stairs with the toe of his boot.

  • The well-meaning but weak king Zedekiah he denounces with bitter scorn as a perjured traitor (xvii).

  • Abase thyself, King Zedekiah, for it is better thou shouldst be abased than that Israel should be laid low.

    Jeremiah | Stefan Zweig
  • Nebuchadnezzar may come with all his men; he will find Zedekiah ready to meet him.

    Jeremiah | Stefan Zweig
  • So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

    The Bible Story | Rev. Newton Marshall Hall

British Dictionary definitions for Zedekiah

Zedekiah

/ (ˌzɛdəˈkaɪə) /


noun
  1. Old Testament the last king of Judah, who died in captivity at Babylon: Douay spelling: Sedecias (ˌsɛdəˈkaɪəs)

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