יְחֶזְקֵאל

Strong’s Definition

Jechezkel, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H2388 (חָזַק) and H410 (אֵל); God will strengthen;

KJV Usage

Ezekiel, Jehezekel.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.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
• 2.a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of david

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉchezqêʼl; Pronunciation: yekh-ez-kale'