This is not strictly a personal name but a patronymic—a family designation meaning 'of the family of Jehiel' or 'the Jehielite.' It appears in the Levitical genealogies describing the sons of Ladan who served in the temple treasury. Patronymics were important in ancient Israel for establishing family connections and inheritance rights, especially for Levitical families whose service assignments were organized by ancestral houses. The term identifies descendants or clan members of someone named Jehiel.