Zedekiah
Americannoun
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Also Zidkijah the last king of Judah. 2 Kings 24, 25; Jeremiah 52:1–11.
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Zedekiah
From Hebrew Ṣidqīyyāh “God is my righteousness”
Example Sentences
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Sam Stewart Jr. scored on a 2-yard run and Brasch hit Zedekiah Centers for the 2-point conversion to get Cal Poly even at 14 with 12:19 left in the third quarter.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2021
In that year, a farmer named James Caldwell purchased three slaves from Zedekiah Stone, “all sound & well for the Sum of One hundred & eight pounds.”
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
Castile & Portugal�and Heremon, son of Milesius and Scota, was first of 183 monarchs of Ireland, who ruled that country for 2885 years� Zedekiah, David, Enos, Seth�Adam.
From Time Magazine Archive
Zedekiah Never shall the man wear a crown whose neck has borne a yoke.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
Zephaniah Zedekiah forced his way through, with sixty of the bravest who hoped to renew the struggle against Ashur in the hills.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
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