יְחֶזְקֵאל

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H3168

Transliteration: Yᵉchezqêʼl

Pronunciation: yekh-ez-kale'

Definition: Ezekiel

Original: יחזקאל

Transliteration: yechezqê'l

Phonetic: yekh-ez-kale'

BDB Definition:

Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"

son of Buzi and a priest and prophet; author of the book by his name; taken captive with Jehoiachin and exiled in Babylon where he prophesied for the next 22 years
a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of David

Origin: from H2388" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2388 and H410" class="dictionary-topic-link">H410

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine