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 called upon his name, the name of him who had foreseen.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
Zedekiah, who has taken up arms against me, must abase himself.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
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