The meaning of “יְחִיאֵל”
Understanding Yᵉchîyʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (2 Chronicles 29:14) יְחַוְאֵל Yᵉchavʼêl (yekh-av-ale'); from חָיָה and אֵל; God will live Jehiel. - § Jehiel = "God ...
יְחִיאֵל
or (2 Chronicles 29:14) יְחַוְאֵל Yᵉchavʼêl (yekh-av-ale'); from חָיָה and אֵל; God will live Jehiel. - § Jehiel = "God lives" - Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites 1) a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David 2) a Gershonite Levite who had charge of the treasures in the time of David 3) 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 Ezra 9) father of Shechaniah of the sons of Elam in the time of Ezra 10) a son of Elam who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 11) a priest of the sons of Harim who also had to put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 23:8 | “The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.” Word: יְחִיאֵל (Yᵉchîyʼêl) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:13 | “And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.” Word: יְחִיאֵל (Yᵉchîyʼêl) | |
| Ezra 10:21 | “And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.” Word: יְחִיאֵל (Yᵉchîyʼêl) |