יְעִיאֵל
ye.i.el
Jeiel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Yeiel (H3273G): A Biblical Proper Name Yeiel is a Hebrew proper noun appearing exactly twice in the biblical text. As a name rather than a common word with semantic range, it functions as a personal identifier rather than conveying a meaning that varies in usage. The name itself appears to be a theophoric construction—that is, one incorporating a reference to God—though the lexicon data provided does not specify the etymological components or their individual meanings. With only two occurrences in the biblical corpus, Yeiel represents a minor figure or reference point in scriptural history. The limited attestation suggests this was either an individual of restricted historical significance or someone mentioned only in specific genealogical or narrative contexts. Without additional contextual information from the provided data, we cannot determine whether these two occurrences refer to the same person appearing in different passages or to two distinct individuals who shared the same name—a common phenomenon in ancient Hebrew texts. The scarcity of this name in the biblical record contrasts with more frequently appearing biblical names and indicates that Yeiel does not represent a central figure in the biblical narrative or tradition. Its minimal presence in the text reflects the selective nature of biblical recording, where countless individuals of the ancient world appear only briefly or incidentally within the broader historical and religious accounts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text