The meaning of “יְעִיאֵל”
Understanding Yᵉʻîyʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare יְעוּאֵל. - § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away" - Jeiel, the name of six Israelites 1) one of t...
יְעִיאֵל
Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare יְעוּאֵל. - § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away" - Jeiel, the name of six Israelites 1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra 2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel 3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark 4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah 5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul 7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors 8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors 9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan 10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 15:18 | “And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.” Word: יְעִיאֵל (Yᵉʻîyʼêl) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:13 | “And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:” Word: יְעִיאֵל (Yᵉʻîyʼêl) | |
| Ezra 10:43 | “Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.” Word: יְעִיאֵל (Yᵉʻîyʼêl) |