יַחֲזִיאֵל
ya.cha.zi.el
Jahaziel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "יחזיאל" (H3166H), transliterated as "Ya.cha.zi.el", serves as a proper name for a person, specifically a single individual named Jahaziel. This name occurs only once in the Bible. The structure of this name is significant, consisting of three parts: "Ya" (the abbreviated form of the divine name Yahweh), "Chaziel" (which means "God sees" or "he whom God sees"), and the suffix "-el" indicating a person or a god. This composite structure suggests that Jahaziel's name signifies his connection to God or his divine appointment. As a unique one-time occurrence, the significance of this name in the context of the biblical narrative should be sought and understood in that specific context. Without further information, we can only assume that the name Jahaziel holds symbolic or personal significance for the biblical author.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text