חֶזְקָהchezqâh
strength, force
Pronunciation: khez-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2393
Meanings
1. of urgency of ׳ י's hand in prophetic inspiration (Isaiah 8:11; Ezekiel 3:14)
2. of royal power (2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 2 Chronicles 26:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 12:1 But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16 But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.
- Isaiah 8:11 The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,
- Daniel 11:2 “Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).