לְ/חִזְקִיָּ֖ה
𐤋/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄
Chizeqiyah
of Hezekiah
Chizqîyâh (חִזְקִיָּה) is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) strengthens' or 'strengthened by Yah.' The name appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible and is borne most notably by a king of Judah in the late 8th century BCE, as well as by other Israelite individuals. The semantic range of the name includes its literal meaning—'Yah has strengthened'—and its function as a proper noun identifying specific persons.
Nehemiah 7:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H2396
| Lemma | חִזְקִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Chizeqiyah |
| Strong's | H2396 |
| Definition | Chizqîyâh (חִזְקִיָּה) is a personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) strengthens' or 'strengthened by Yah.' The name appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible and is borne most notably by a king of Judah in the late 8th century BCE, as well as by other Israelite individuals. The semantic range of the name includes its literal meaning—'Yah has strengthened'—and its function as a proper noun identifying specific persons. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Hezekiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2396-03
to Yah-strengthened
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ('to/for') + proper masculine singular name חִזְקִיָּה ('Yah has strengthened'). |
| Rendering Rationale | The base name means 'Yah has strengthened' or 'strengthened by Yah,' from חזק with the theophoric יה. The prefixed לְ marks direction or relation ('to/for'), so the form is rendered 'to Yah-strengthened,' preserving both the divine-strength meaning and the prefixed preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Chizeqiyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah has strengthened |