Zedekiah

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.

    "And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his fathers brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.

Example

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"And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his fathers brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah."

Etymology

From Hebrew צדקיהו (“God is righteous”).

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