Zedekiah

[ zed-i-kahy-uh ]

/ ˌzɛd ɪˈkaɪ ə /

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noun

Also Zid·ki·jah

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

a male given name.

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Origin of Zedekiah

From Hebrew Ṣidqīyyāh “God is my righteousness”

Words nearby Zedekiah

zecchino, Zech., Zechariah, zed, zed-bar, Zedekiah, Zedillo Ponce de Leon, zedoary, zedonk, zeds, zee

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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 Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer|Richard Clynton
The well-meaning but weak king Zedekiah he denounces with bitter scorn as a perjured traitor (xvii).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
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

Old Testament the last king of Judah, who died in captivity at BabylonDouay spelling: Sedecias (ˌsɛdəˈkaɪəs)

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