Lexical Definition

‎יְעִיאֵל‎ Yᵉʻîyʼêl (yeh-ee-ale') Jeiel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָעָה‎ and ‎אֵל‎; carried away of God

Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare ‎יְעוּאֵל‎.

• § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away"
• Jeiel, the name of six Israelites

1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra
2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel
3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark
4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah
5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul
7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors
8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors
9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.26.11

Profile

Male • A scribe in King Uzziah's army.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeiel was the scribe who recorded the number of soldiers in King Uzziah's army.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.26.11;
• only referred to as Jeiel יְעִיאֵל.

Jeiel is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as a scribe during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah. He was responsible for recording the number of soldiers in Uzziah's army, which was organized by Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. Jeiel's role as a scribe highlights the importance of record-keeping and organization in the military during Uzziah's prosperous reign.

All entries for Jeiel: יְעִיאֵל