Lexical Definition

‎יְחֶזְקֵאל‎ Yᵉchezqêʼl (yekh-ez-kale') Jehezkel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָזַק‎ and ‎אֵל‎; God will strengthen

Ezekiel, Jehezekel.

• § Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"
• Jechezkel, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Buzi and a priest and prophet; author of the book by his name; taken captive with Jehoiachin and exiled in Babylon where he prophesied for the next 22 years
2) a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of David

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְחֶזְקֵאל‎ proper name, masculine (God strengtheneth, compare foregoing; see Lag^{BN 134}) —

1. the well-known priest and prophet, son of Buzi, ᵐ5 Ιεξεκιηλ, Ezek 1:3; Ezek 24:24.

2. priest of 19th course (assigned to David's time) 1Chr 24:16, ᵐ5 Εξεκηλ, ᵐ5^L (20th course, compare A) Ιεξεκιηλ.

‎יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ‎, ‎יְחִזְקִיָּה‎ see ‎חִזְקִיָּהוּ‎ above

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