יְחִיאֵל

ye.chi.elProper Noun (Masculine)H3171

Jehiel

From: or (2 Chronicles 29:14) יְחַוְאֵל; from H2421 (חָיָה) and H410 (אֵל); God will live;

Short Definition

Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at § Jehiel = "God lives" 1) a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of ) a Gershonite Levite who had charge of the treasures in the time of ) son of Hachmoni and an officer of David and tutor of David's sons 4) a son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah put to death by his brother Jehoram 5) Hemanite who took part in the restoration of king Hezekiah 6) a Levite and overseer in the time of Hezekiah 7) a ruler of the temple during the reforms of Josiah 8) father of Obadiah of the sons of Joab in the time of ) father of Shechaniah of the sons of Elam in the time of ) a son of Elam who put away his foreign wife in the time of ) a priest of the sons of Harim who also had to put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

14 times

Appears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
6
2 Chronicles
4
Ezra
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:18
  • 1 Chronicles 16:5
  • 1 Chronicles 27:32
  • 2 Chronicles 21:2
  • 2 Chronicles 31:13

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