יְעִיאֵלYᵉʻîyʼêl
Jeiel, the name of six Israelites
Pronunciation: yeh-ee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3273
Meanings
1. יְעוּאֵל son of Zerah (1 Chronicles 9:6)
2. יְעִיאֵל: a. a companion of Ezra Ezra 8:13, ᵐ5 L Ιειηλ. b. a chief of the Reubenites 1Chr 5:7, ᵐ5 Ιωηλ. c. Levites, ᵐ5 Ιωηλ, Ιειηλ, etc.: (I) 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:21; 1Chr 16:5 (twice in verse); 2Chr 20:14 (2) 2Chr 35:9. d. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:43, ᵐ5 Ιαηλ, Ιειηλ, etc.
a. a companion of Ezra (Ezra 8:13)
b. a chief of the Reubenites (1 Chronicles 5:7)
c. Levites (1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:21; 1 Chronicles 16:5)
d. one of those who took strange wives (Ezra 10:43)
3. יעואל Kt, יְעִיאֵל Qr
a. man of Gibeon, ancestor of Saul (1 Chronicles 9:35)
b. one of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:44)
c. the סוֺפֵר (q. v.) of King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:11)
d. a Levite (2 Chronicles 29:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 5:7 Beerah’s relatives are listed in their genealogical records by their clans: Jeiel (the leader), Zechariah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:35 Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
- 1 Chronicles 11:44 Uzzia from Ashtaroth; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer;
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).