Lexical Definition

‎בָּרַכְאֵל‎ Bârakʼêl (baw-rak-ale') Barachel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎בָרַךְ‎ and ‎אֵל‎, God has blessed

Barachel.

• § Barachel = "God blesses"
• Barakel, the father of one of Job's friends

1) father of Elihu

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.32.2
• father of: Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בָּרַכְאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (El doth bless, compare Phoenician ‎ברכבעל‎, Palmyrene ‎בלברך‎ Vog¹¹⁷, Babylonian Bariki-ili Opp^{Ja 1887 Nov-Dec., 596f.}) father of Elihu Job 32:2; Job 32:6.

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Profile

Male • Father of Elihu • The father of Elihu, one of Job's friends.

Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

Barachel the Buzite was the father of Elihu, one of the men who spoke to Job.

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.32.2;
• only referred to as Barachel בָּרַכְאֵל;
• father of Elihu אֱלִיהוּ.

Barachel is mentioned in Job 32:2 and 32:6 as the father of Elihu, one of the men who engaged in a dialogue with Job. Barachel is described as a Buzite, indicating that he was from the region of Buz, possibly located in northern Arabia or southern Edom. Elihu, his son, is introduced as a younger man who had been listening to the conversation between Job and his three friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar). After the three friends had finished speaking, Elihu became angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God and with the friends for not refuting Job's arguments effectively. Elihu then proceeded to present his own perspective on Job's situation and God's justice. Apart from being Elihu's father and a Buzite, no other information is provided about Barachel himself.

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• Elihu (child)