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צִדְקִיָּה

Strong’s: H6667

Associated OET lemmas: צִדְקִיָּה · צִדְקִיָּהוּ

Other spellings: צִדְקִיָּהוּ

Authors: Graham S. Ogden

Form 1

Part of speech: np; nsm (1); aj (1)

Related names: יהוה

Name meanings: YHWH is righteous

Related lemmas: צֶדֶק

Sense 1: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Chenaanah; ► false prophet; time of king Ahab

Show passage in OET: KI1 22:11

OET-RV KI1 22:11

11 Kena’anah’s son Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) made some horns for himself out of iron and said, “Yahweh says that you’ll gore Aram (Syria) with these until they’re destroyed.”

OET-LV KI1 22:11

11 And_he/it _made to_him/it Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _son _of Kənaˊₐnāh/(Chenaanah) horns _of iron and_he/it _said thus YHWH he _says with_these you _will _gore DOM ʼArām until destroy_them.

Show passage in OET: KI1 22:24

OET-RV KI1 22:24

24 Then Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) (Kena’anah’s son) went over and slapped Mikayah on the face, and said, “Since when did Yahweh’s spirit leave me and start speaking through you?”

OET-LV KI1 22:24

24 And_ Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _son _of Kənaˊₐnāh/(Chenaanah) _he _drew _near and_he _struck DOM Mīkāyəhū on the_cheek and_he/it _said where this the _spirit _of YHWH did _it _pass _on from_with_me to_speak with_you.

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All 4 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: OET KI1 22:11 · OET KI1 22:24

CH2: OET CH2 18:10 · OET CH2 18:23

Sense 2: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ third son of Josiah; former name was Mattaniah; ► described as one "who did evil in the sight of the Lord"; uncle of King Jehoiachin; Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed him king of Judah (597-587) following Jehoiachin's rebellion; he too rebelled against Babylon and was eventually taken captive to Babylon, his sons were killed and his own eyes put out; contemporary of Jeremiah

Synonyms: מַתַּנְיָה

Show passage in OET: KI2 24:17

OET-RV KI2 24:17

17 Then the Babylonian king appointed Yehoyakin’s uncle Matanyah as king in his place and he changed his name to Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah).

OET-LV KI2 24:17

17 And_ the _king _of Bāⱱel _he _made _king DOM Mattan^yāh uncle _of_his in_place _of _him and_he _changed DOM his/its_name Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah).

Show passage in OET: KI2 24:18

OET-RV KI2 24:18

18 Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) was twenty-one when he became king and he reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for eleven years. (His mother was Yirmiyah’s (Jeremiah’s) daughter Hamutal from Livnah.)

OET-LV KI2 24:18

18 Was_a _son _of twenty and_one year[s] Tsidqiy^yāh when_he_became _king and_one _plus ten year[s] he _reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name _of his/its_mother was_Ḩₐmūţal the _daughter _of Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) from_Liⱱnāh.

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All 53 recorded passages for this sense

KI2: OET KI2 24:17–18 · OET KI2 24:20 · OET KI2 25:2 · OET KI2 25:7

CH1: OET CH1 3:15

CH2: OET CH2 36:10–11

JER: OET JER 1:3 · OET JER 21:1 · OET JER 21:3 · OET JER 21:7 · OET JER 24:8 · OET JER 27:3 · OET JER 27:12 · OET JER 28:1 · OET JER 29:3 · OET JER 32:1 · OET JER 32:3–5 · OET JER 34:2 · OET JER 34:4 · OET JER 34:6 · OET JER 34:8 · OET JER 34:21 · OET JER 37:1 · OET JER 37:3 · OET JER 37:17–18 · OET JER 37:21 · OET JER 38:5 · OET JER 38:14–17 · OET JER 38:19 · OET JER 38:24 · OET JER 39:1–2 · OET JER 39:4–7 · OET JER 44:30 · OET JER 49:34 · OET JER 51:59 · OET JER 52:1 · OET JER 52:3 · OET JER 52:5 · OET JER 52:8 · OET JER 52:10–11

Sense 3: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Jehoiachin or unknown son of Jehoiakim

Show passage in OET: CH1 3:16

OET-RV CH1 3:16

16 Yehoyakim had a son Yekaneyah, and he had a son Tsidkiyah.

OET-LV CH1 3:16

16 And_the _sons of _Yəhōyāqīm was_Yəkon^yāh/(Jeconiah) son _of_his was_Tsidqiy^yāh son _of_his.

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Sense 4: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Maaseiah; ► false prophet; time of Jeremiah; associated with other false prophets Ahab and Hananiah

Show passage in OET: JER 29:21

OET-RV JER 29:21

21 Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh, says this about Kolayah’s son Ahav and Ma’aseyah’s son Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah), who are both prophesying untruths to you in my name: Listen, I’m handing them over to the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar), and he’ll kill them right in front of you.

OET-LV JER 29:21

21 Thus YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says concerning ʼAḩʼāⱱ the _son _of Qōlā^yāh and_near/to Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _son _of Maˊₐsē^yāh who_are_prophesying to/for_you(pl) in_name _of_my falsehood HERE_I am_about _to _give DOM_them in_the _hand _of Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel and_he_will _strike _them _down to_eyes _of_your(pl).

Show passage in OET: JER 29:22

OET-RV JER 29:22

22 Then because of them, a new curse phrase will be taken on by all the Jewish exiles in Bavel, which goes, “May Yahweh make you like Tsidkiyah and Ahav, who were roasted in the fire by the Babylonian king,”

OET-LV JER 29:22

22 And_it _will _be _taken from_them a _curse to_all/each/any/every the _exile[s]_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) who are_in_Bāⱱel to_say may_he _make _you YHWH like_Tsidqiy^yāh and_like_ʼAḩʼāⱱ whom he_roasted _them the _king _of Bāⱱel in_fire.

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Sense 5: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Hananiah; ► official in Judah; time of Jehoiakim; demanded that Jeremiah's scroll be read to the king.

Show passage in OET: JER 36:12

OET-RV JER 36:12

12 he went down to the secretary’s room in the palace, and wow, all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, Shemayah’s son Delayah, Akbor’s son Elnatan, Shafan’s son Gemaryah, and Hananyah’s son Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah), along with all the other officials.

OET-LV JER 36:12

12 And_he/it _descended the _house _of the_king to the _room _of the _scribe and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE there all _of the_officials ʼElīshāˊma the_scribe and_Dəlā^yāh the _son _of Shəmaˊ^yāh and_ʼElnātān the _son _of ˊAkbōr and_Gəmar^yāh the _son _of Shāfān and_Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _son _of Ḩₐnan^yāh and_all the_officials were_sitting.

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Sense 6: Zedekiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ► signatory to the covenant document of Nehemiah, after the exile

Show passage in OET: NEH 10:2

OET-RV NEH 10:1

10 The ones who signed the document were:

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Nehemyah (Nehemiah) the governor, Hakalyah’s son, and Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah).

OET-LV NEH 10:2

2  And_were_on the _sealed_documents Nəḩem^yāh the_governor the _son _of Hacaliah and_Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah).

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