בַּרְזִלַּי

bar.zil.layProper Noun (Masculine)H1271

Barzillai

From: from H1270 (בַּרְזֶל); iron-hearted;

Short Definition

Barzillai, the name of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at § Barzillai = "my iron" 1) a Gileadite leader who helped David defeat Absalom's rebellion 2) a priest, son-in-law to Barzillai the Gileadite 3) an Israelite from Mahalath whose son Adriel married Michal, Saul's daughter

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Samuel
2
1 Kings
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 2:7
  • 2 Samuel 17:27
  • 2 Samuel 21:8
  • Ezra 2:61
  • Nehemiah 7:63

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.