H5815 H5815
Aziel (personal name; Levitical musician, probably textual variant of Uzziel)
Aziel is a personal name appearing in the account of David bringing the ark to Jerusalem. He was a Levitical musician appointed to play lyres. However, scholars widely recognize Aziel as likely a scribal error or shortened form of Uzziel, since verse 20 calls him Aziel while verse 18 calls him Uzziel. The name Uzziel means 'God is my strength,' and Aziel may represent a variant spelling or abbreviation. Such textual variations occur in parallel passages in Chronicles, reflecting the complex transmission history of these genealogical and liturgical lists. Whether Aziel or Uzziel, he was among the musicians who celebrated the ark's arrival with music, part of the Levitical ministry of worship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 1 Chronicles 15:20 lists 'Aziel' among the Levitical musicians playing lyres, while verse 18 calls him Uzziel. Spanish 'y Aziel' and German 'und Usiel' show the textual variation across versions. The context is David's second attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem, now with proper Levitical procedures including music and celebration. Aziel/Uzziel played an alamoth (possibly a musical mode or instrument type), contributing to the worship procession. 1×
AR["وَ-عَزِيئِيلُ"]·ben["ও-অসীয়েল"]·DE["und-Usiel"]·EN["and-Aziel"]·FR["[ועזיאל]"]·heb["ו-עזיאל"]·HI["और-अज़ीएल"]·ID["dan-Aziel"]·IT["[ועזיאל]"]·jav["lan-Azièl"]·KO["그-와-아시엘"]·PT["e-Aziel"]·RU["и-Азиэль"]·ES["y-Aziel"]·SW["na-Azieli"]·TR["ve-Aziel"]·urd["اور-عزیئیل"]
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
† (וְ)יַעֲזִיאֵל n.pr.m. Οζειηλ, Levite name 1 Ch 15:18 = (וַ)עֲזִיאֵל v 20, both prob. error for עֻזִּיאֵל GrayProp. N. 210, 224, 307, 309.