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Meaning and etymology of the name Hezekiah or Hizkiah
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Hezekiah 
The name Hezekiah or Hizkiah is spelled in four slightly different ways in the Bible:
Most often as  (Hizkiyahu) and almost as much in the future form  (Yehizkiyahu). And both forms also occur in the truncated forms (Hizkiah) and  (Yehizkiah).
The name Hezekiah or Hizkiah is assigned to four different men in the Bible. The less known Hezekiah's are the great-great-grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1), a descendant of king Solomon (1 Chronicles 3:23), and a progenitor of a group of returnees (Nehemiah 7:21).
The form (Yehizkiyahu, in English known as Jehizkiah) is also assigned to a son of Shallum of Ephraim (2 Chronicles 28:12).
The most famous Hezekiah is the son and successor of king Ahaz of Judah (2 Kings 16:20) and Abi the daughter of Zechariah (18:2). He is known as one of the virtuous, reformer kings, cutting down Asherah's and the Nehushtan (18:4). During the reign of Hezekiah of Judah and king Hoshea of Israel, Israel is taken into captivity by king Shalmaneser of Assyria (18:9). Soon Assyria comes after Judah and Hezekiah gives the invaders all the silver of the temple, as well as some of its gold (v15-16). Much later, the Lord intervenes and strikes down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (19:35). When Hezekiah becomes mortally ill, the prophet Isaiah comes to see him and Hezekiah is promised another fifteen years of life (20:6). As an additional sign, the shadow on the stairway of Ahaz moves in the opposite direction (v11). After twenty-nine years of rule, Hezekiah dies and is succeeded by his son Manasseh (18:2, 20:21).
The name Hezekiah consists of two elements. The final part is formed by the appellative  , Jah, which in turn is an abbreviated form of  , YHWH, or Yahweh.
For a meaning of the name Hezekiah, NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Yahweh Strengthens. BDB Theological Dictionary has the similar Yah hath strengthened and Yah strengthens, to account for the two different tenses this name comes in. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Strength Of The Lord.
Two other names that come from this same verb are Hizki and Ezekiel.
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