H3177 H3177
Jahleel (proper name: 'wait for God!' or 'God waits'; son of Zebulun)
This name, meaning 'wait for God' or possibly 'may God wait,' belongs to one of the sons of Zebulun listed in Genesis and Numbers. The name embeds a theological exhortation or petition related to hope and patience in God. Names built on the root 'to wait' or 'to hope' reflect the virtue of patient trust that characterized biblical faith. The name appears in both patriarchal genealogies and tribal census lists, establishing Jahleel as a clan founder within Zebulun.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name belonging to a son of Zebulun and founder of a clan (Gen 46:14, Num 26:26). The name means 'wait for God!' or 'hope in God,' built on the root for waiting/hoping. The two occurrences show the name with prepositions: 'and Jahleel' and 'to Jahleel' (referring to his clan). Standard transliterations: English 'Jahleel,' Spanish 'Yahleel' or 'Yajleel,' French and German 'Jahleel,' with multilingual evidence showing consistent understanding of this Zebulunite clan founder. 2×
AR["لِ-يَحْلْأَيلَ", "وَيَحْلَئِيلُ"]·ben["আর-যহলেল", "যহ্লেলের-জন্য"]·DE["und-Jachleel", "zu-Jahleel"]·EN["and-Jahleel", "to-Jahleel"]·FR["et-Jahleel", "à-Jahleel"]·heb["ו-יחלאל", "ל-יחלאל"]·HI["और-यह्लेल", "यहलेल-को"]·ID["dan-Yahleel", "dari-Yahleel"]·IT["a-Jahleel", "e-Jahleel"]·jav["kagem-Yahléèl", "lan-Yahleel"]·KO["그리고-얄르엘", "야맬엘-에게"]·PT["de-Yachle'el", "e-Yachle'el"]·RU["и-Яхлеил", "от-Йахлеэла"]·ES["de-Yahleel", "y-Yajleel"]·SW["akamruka-Yahleleli", "kwa-Yahleeli"]·TR["-Yahleel'e", "ve-Yahleel"]·urd["اور-یحلیل", "یحلئیل-سے"]
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
† יַחְלְאֵל n.pr.m. (wait for God!);—a Zebulunite Gn 46:14 Nu 26:26 (𝔊 Αλοηλ, Αιηλ, Αλληλ).