Ezekiel name - Meaning of Ezekiel
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- Biblical, English, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- i-ZEE-kee-əl (English) , i-ZEE-kyəl (English)
- Ezekiel Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens". Ezekiel is a major prophet of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Ezekiel. He lived in Jerusalem until the Babylonian conquest and captivity of Israel, at which time he was taken to Babylon. The Book of Ezekiel describes his vivid symbolic visions that predict the restoration of the kingdom of Israel. As an English given name, Ezekiel has been used since the Protestant Reformation. Ezekiel is a Hebrew name and means "God strengthens". It is derived from two Hebrew words - "el", which means "God or powerful", and "chazaq", which means "strong or to strengthen".
Ezekiel Related Names
Variant:, Zeke
Diminutive: Zeke (English)
Other Languages: Iezekiel (Biblical Greek), Yechezkel (Biblical Hebrew), Ezechiel, Hiezecihel (Biblical Latin), Hesekiel (Finnish), Yechezkel (Hebrew), Ezequiel (Portuguese), Ezequiel (Spanish), Chatzkel, Haskel (Yiddish)
