Zedekiah

English

Alternative forms

• Tzidkiyahu

Etymology

From Hebrew צדקיהו (“God is righteous”).

Proper noun

Zedekiah

1. A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 24:17:

     And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his fathers brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Derived terms

• Zed