H3168 H3168
Yechezqel/Ezekiel, personal name (famous prophet, priest of 19th course)
The personal name meaning 'God strengthens,' most famously borne by the priest-prophet Ezekiel son of Buzi, who prophesied during the Babylonian exile (Ezekiel 1:3; 24:24). The name also appears in 1 Chronicles 24:16 for a priest assigned to the 19th (or 20th, according to some Greek manuscripts) course in David's organization of temple service. The Greek rendering Ιεζεκιηλ became the standard form in Christian tradition. The theophoric element אל (El, God) combined with חזק (strengthen) creates a name that embodies divine empowerment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A theophoric name affirming God's strengthening power, most associated with the prophet of bizarre visions and enacted prophecies during Israel's darkest hour. The name's appearance for both the exilic prophet and an earlier priestly division shows it was an established name conveying trust in divine fortification. The variants (Yechezqel/Yejezkel) reflect different transliteration traditions. 3×
AR["حِزْقِيال", "حِزْقِيالُ", "لِيَحَزْقِيألَ"]·ben["যিহিষ্কেল", "যিহিস্কেল", "যিহিস্কেলের-জন্য"]·DE["[יחזקאל]", "[ליחזקאל]"]·EN["Ezekiel", "for-Yechezqel"]·FR["[ליחזקאל]", "Ézéchiel"]·heb["יחזקאל", "ל-יחזקאל"]·HI["यहेजकेल", "यहेजकेल-के-लिए"]·ID["Yehezkiel", "bagi-Yehezkiel"]·IT["Ezechiele", "[ליחזקאל]"]·jav["Yèkhèz'kèl", "Yèkhèzqièl", "dhateng-Yéhèzkèl"]·KO["에게-에스겤", "에스겔", "에스겔이"]·PT["Yechezkel", "Yechezqel", "para-Yehezqe'l"]·RU["Иезекииль", "Йехезкелю"]·ES["Ezequiel", "Yejezqel", "para-Yejezkel"]·SW["Ezekieli", "kwa-Yehezekeli"]·TR["Hezekiel", "Yehezkel'e", "oğlu"]·urd["حزقی-ایل", "حزقیایل", "یحزقی-ایل-کے-لیے"]
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
† יְחֶזְקֵאל n.pr.m. (God strengtheneth, cf. foreg.; v. LagBN 134)— 1. the well-known priest and prophet, son of Buzi, 𝔊 Ιεζεκιηλ, Ez 1:3; 24:24. 2. priest of 19th course (assigned to David’s time) 1 Ch 24:16, 𝔊 Εζεκηλ, 𝔊L (20th course, cf. A) Ιεζεκιηλ.