Zedekiah

[ zed-i-kahy-uh ]

noun

1. Also Zid·ki·jah []. the last king of Judah. 2 Kings 24, 25; Jeremiah 52:1–11.
2. a male given name.

Zedekiah

/ ˌzɛdəˈkaɪə /

noun

1. Old Testament the last king of Judah, who died in captivity at Babylon Douay spellingSedeciasˌsɛdəˈkaɪəs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zedekiah¹

From Hebrew Ṣidqīyyāh “God is my righteousness”

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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Nebuchadnezzar may come with all his men; he will find Zedekiah ready to meet him.

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So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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