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Zedekiah
[ zed-i-kahy-uh ]
noun
- Also Zid·ki·jah []. the last king of Judah. 2 Kings 24, 25; Jeremiah 52:1–11.
- a male given name.
Zedekiah
/ ˌzɛdəˈkaɪə /
noun
- Old Testament the last king of Judah, who died in captivity at Babylon Douay spellingSedeciasˌsɛdəˈkaɪəs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Zedekiah1
From Hebrew Ṣidqīyyāh “God is my righteousness”
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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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