Zedekiah (Hebrew: צדקיהו, romanized: Ṣiḏqiyyāhû, lit. 'God is my righteousness') is a masculine given name of Hebrew origins. It is most commonly associated with Zedekiah (c. 618 BC–after 586 BC), a Biblical figure and the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah. The name is also used by the following:
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People with the given name Zedekiah
Zedekiah (High Priest), High Priest of Solomon's Temple
Zedekiah Smith Barstow (1790–1873), American minister of the Congregational church.
Zedekiah Belknap (1781–1858), American portraitist
Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw, 13th-century Italian author of Halakhic works
Zedekiah Kidwell (1814–1872), 19th-century American politician, physician, lawyer, teacher and clerk
Zedekiah Otieno (born 1968), Kenyan footballer
Zedekiah Johnson Purnell (1813–1882), African-American activist, businessman, and literary editor.
Other uses
Zedekiah's Cave, an underground meleke limestone quarry, under the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.