Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hezekiah

/ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: hezeki-ah
IPA: /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/

27

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A king of Judah.

name

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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A fictitious book of the Bible, often cited as a source of made-up quotations.

Example Sentences

"Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done."

Etymology

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (Ḥizqiyáhu, “Hezekiah”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: חזקיהו

Frequently Paired Words

Ezekias

Rhymes With

via maria black maria maya isaiah messiah jeremiah shia playa hiya josiah gaia

Questions

How do you pronounce hezekiah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/.
What does hezekiah mean?: A king of Judah.
Where does hezekiah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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