חִזְקִיָּהוּ

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.16;

son of: Ater (H0333)

Also named: ye.chiz.qiy.yah (יְחִזְקִיָּה "Hezekiah" H3169I)

§ Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"

1) 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices

2) great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet

3) son of Neariah, a descendant of David

4) head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah