Lexical Definition

‎בַּרְזִלַּי‎ Barzillay (bar-zil-lah'-ee) Barzillai N:N-M-P
from ‎בַּרְזֶל‎; iron-hearted

Barzillai.

1) a Gileadite leader who helped David defeat Absalom's rebellion
2) a priest, son-in-law to Barzillai the Gileadite
3) an Israelite from Mahalath whose son Adriel married Michal, Saul's daughter

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
בַּרְזִלַּ֖י Barzillai 2Sam.21.8

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בַּרְזִלַּי‎ proper name, masculine (man of iron) **no adjective from names of metals; perhaps Aramaic, and ‎בַּר‎ = son NesZPV xv.257; AJSL Apr. 1897. 173. —

1. a Gileadite 2Sam 17:27; 2Sam 19:32*; 2Sam 19:33*; 2Sam 19:35*; 2Sam 19:40*; 1Kgs 2:7 ‎בַּרְזִלָּי֑‎ 2Sam 19:34*; Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63 ‎בְּנֵי בַרְזִלַּי אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מִבְּנוֺת בַּרְזִלַּי הַגִּלְעָדִי‎ ‎וַיִּקָּרֵא עַלשְֿׁמָם‎, where 2nd Barzillai = above, & former is

2. a priest Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63, who adopted name ‎בַּרְזִלַּי‎.

3. 2Sam 21:8 a Meholathite.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
2 Samuel 17:27 · 19:32* · 19:33* · 19:34* · 19:35* · 19:40* · 21:8
1 Kings 2:7
Ezra 2:61
Nehemiah 7:63

Profile

Male • Saul's family • Grandfather of Michal's adopted sons.

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Barzillai the Meholathite was the grandfather of the five sons Michal adopted.

Barzillai the Meholathite is briefly mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:8 as the grandfather of the five sons whom Michal, Saul's daughter, had adopted. These five sons, born to Adriel son of Barzillai, were among the seven descendants of Saul who were handed over to the Gibeonites to be executed as a form of atonement for Saul's earlier mistreatment of the Gibeonites. The passage does not provide any further information about Barzillai the Meholathite himself, and he is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. His inclusion in the text serves to identify the lineage of Michal's adopted sons and their connection to Saul's family.

All entries for Barzillai: בַּרְזִלַּי