Biblica Analytica
H3171P Hebrew

יְחִיאֵל

ye.chi.el

Jehiel

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Jehiel
Transliteration
ye.chi.el
Strong's Number
H3171P
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Jehiel: A Hebrew Proper Name Jehiel (יְחִיאֵל) is a Hebrew personal name that appears only once in the biblical text. As a proper noun, it functions as an individual identifier rather than a word with semantic content that conveys meaning in the way common nouns do. The name itself appears to be a compound formation typical of Hebrew names from the biblical period, though the lexicon data provided does not offer analysis of its constituent elements or etymological structure. The single occurrence of this name in the biblical corpus limits our ability to assess its cultural or historical significance through textual distribution patterns. Unlike frequently occurring names that might signal importance or prominence in the biblical narrative, a hapax legomenon (one-time occurrence) suggests either marginal historical presence or documentation of a specific individual in a particular genealogical or narrative context. Without additional contextual information from the lexicon entry, we cannot determine whether Jehiel refers to a notable figure or a minor participant in biblical events.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H3171P
Lemma
יְחִיאֵל
Transliteration
ye.chi.el
Definition
Jehiel
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text