Zedekiah

zeh-deh-KY-uh

Hebrew

"the Lord is just"

Zedekiah Origin and Meaning

The name Zedekiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is just".

The name of an Old Testament king, and yet another 'Z' choice from the Bible that still retains some zip, especially with the appealing nickname Zed. Zedekiah was the name of the last king of Judea before the city was destroyed by Babylon.

Popularity of the name Zedekiah

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Famous People Named Zedekiah

• Zedekiah false prophet in King Ahab's day (1 Kings 22)
• Zedekiah son of Hananiah (Jeremiah 36:12)
• Zedekiah son of King Jechoiakim of Judah (1 Chr. 3:16)
• Zedekiah ben Abraham Anav Italian rabbi and author
• Zedekiah Kidwell U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno Kenyan footballer
• Zedekiah Johnson Purnell American journalist and civil rights activist
• Zedekiah Smith Barstow American Congregationalist minister
• Zedekia Josef Ngavirue Namibian academic and diplomat

The name Zedekiah in Pop Culture

• Zedekiah "Zed" Malakov character in Eva Ibbotson's The Star of Kazan