H1845 H1845
Deuel; a Gadite leader, father of Eliasaph, listed in the wilderness census and offerings.
A proper name borne by the father of Eliasaph, who served as leader of the tribe of Gad during the wilderness period. The name appears exclusively in the Priestly source of Numbers (1:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20). Interestingly, the Septuagint reads Ragouēl in all instances, and Numbers 2:14 has the variant Reuel (רְעוּאֵל), suggesting the dalet and resh were easily confused in the scribal tradition. All major modern translations—English, Spanish, French, German—render it 'Deuel.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — Deuel — the personal name of a Gadite, father of Eliasaph, who led the tribe of Gad in the wilderness census and tabernacle dedication offerings (Num 1:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20). The LXX consistently reads Ραγουηλ (Raguel), and the parallel passage in Num 2:14 has Reuel, indicating an ancient dalet/resh scribal confusion. The name likely means 'known of God.' Every major language simply transliterates: English, Spanish, French, and German all render 'Deuel.' 4×
AR["دَعُوئِيلَ"]·ben["দেয়ূয়েলের।", "দ্যূয়েল"]·DE["Deuel"]·EN["Deuel"]·FR["Deuel"]·heb["דעואל"]·HI["दुएल-का", "दुएल-की", "दूएल-का", "देऊएल-का"]·ID["Deuel"]·IT["Deuel"]·jav["Dèuèl", "Déuèl"]·KO["드우엘", "드우엘의"]·PT["D'u'el", "De'u'el"]·RU["Деуэля"]·ES["Deuel", "Deuel:"]·SW["Deueli"]·TR["Deuel", "Deuel'in"]·urd["دعوئیل", "دعوایل", "دعوایل-کا", "دعوایل-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דְּעוּאֵל n.pr.m. a Gadite, Nu 1:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20, but 𝔊 in all Ραγουηλ, so Sam 𝔖; = רְעוּאֵל Nu 2:14, where, however, 𝔙 and Heb. Codd. ד׳ (all P); v. further sub רעה.