H3168: יְחֶזְקֵאל
Yᵉchezqêʼl · pronounced yekh-ez-kale' · “Jehezkel”
Definition
Jechezkel, the name of two Israelites
KJV translates it as: Ezekiel, Jehezekel.
Word origin: from H2388 (חָזַק) and H410 (אֵל); God will strengthen;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.16
§ Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"
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
§ Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3168 is translated
- ezekiel ×2
- jehezkel ×1
Bible verses with H3168 (Yᵉchezqêʼl)
Yᵉchezqêʼl appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 24:16
The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
- Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
- Ezekiel 24:24
Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord God.