3168. Yechezqel

Lexicon

Yechezqel: Ezekiel

Original Word: יְחֶזְקֵאל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ychezqe'l
Pronunciation: yeh-khez-KAY-el
Phonetic Spelling: (yekh-ez-kale')
Definition: Ezekiel
Meaning: Jechezkel

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ezekiel, Jehezekel

From chazaq and 'el; God will strengthen; Jechezkel, the name of two Israelites -- Ezekiel, Jehezekel.

see HEBREW chazaq

see HEBREW 'el

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chazaq and el
Definition
"God strengthens," two Isr.
NASB Translation
Ezekiel (2), Jehezkel (1).

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, Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 24:24.

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

יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה see חִזְקִיָּהוּ above

חזר (√ of following; meaning dubious; perhaps compare Arabic the eye was or became narrow, small, Lane^731c; hence narrow-eyed animal).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָזַק (chazaq), meaning "to strengthen," and אֵל (El), meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2083: Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiel) • The Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Jechezkel, used in the Septuagint and the New Testament.

Usage: Jechezkel is a proper noun used as a masculine name in the Hebrew Bible. It is most notably the name of the prophet Ezekiel.

Context: Jechezkel, commonly known in English as Ezekiel, is a significant prophetic figure in the Hebrew Bible. He is the central character in the Book of Ezekiel, which is part of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh and the Old Testament. Ezekiel was a priest and prophet during the Babylonian exile, around the 6th century BCE. His prophecies are characterized by vivid imagery and symbolic actions, addressing themes of judgment, restoration, and the sovereignty of God.

Ezekiel's ministry began in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile (Ezekiel 1:2). He was among the exiles taken to Babylon and received his prophetic call by the River Chebar. The book bearing his name contains a series of visions and messages from God, including the famous vision of the valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) and the detailed description of a future temple (Ezekiel 40-48).

The name Jechezkel reflects the central theme of his prophecies: the strengthening and restoration of God's people. Despite the dire circumstances of exile, Ezekiel's messages conveyed hope and the promise of renewal through divine intervention.

Forms and Transliterations

יְחֶזְקֵ֤אל יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל יחזקאל לִֽיחֶזְקֵ֖אל ליחזקאל lî·ḥez·qêl lichezKel lîḥezqêl yə·ḥez·qêl yechezKel yəḥezqêl

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 24:16
HEB: תִּשְׁעָ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ר לִֽיחֶזְקֵ֖אל הָעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
NAS: the twentieth for Jehezkel,
KJV: the twentieth to Jehezekel,
INT: nine teen Jehezkel the twentieth

Ezekiel 1:3
HEB: יְ֠הוָה אֶל־ יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־ בּוּזִ֧י
NAS: expressly to Ezekiel the priest,
KJV: of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest,
INT: of the LORD to Ezekiel son of Buzi

Ezekiel 24:24
HEB: וְהָיָ֨ה יְחֶזְקֵ֤אל לָכֶם֙ לְמוֹפֵ֔ת
NAS: Thus Ezekiel will be a sign
KJV: Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign:
INT: Thus Ezekiel sign to all

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3168
3 Occurrences

lî·ḥez·qêl — 1 Occ.
yə·ḥez·qêl — 2 Occ.