חֲזָאֵל

Strong’s Definition

Chazael, a king of Syria

Etymology & Derivation

or חֲזָהאֵל; from H2372 (חָזָה) and H410 (אֵל); God has seen;

KJV Usage

Hazael.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a king of syria; sent by his master, ben-hadad, to the prophet elisha, to seek a remedy for ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of judah and israel for the possession of the city of ramoth-gilead

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chăzâʼêl; Pronunciation: khaz-aw-ale'