H3171 יְחִיאֵל
Yᵉchîyʼêl — Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites
KJV: Jehiel.
Built from חָיָה châyâh (to live, whether literally or figuratively) + אֵל ʼêl (strength) — means “God will live”
Occurs 14 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- יְחִיאֵל n.pr.m. (may Ēl live)
- 1 one of David’s chief musicians
- 2 one of David’s chiefs of the Levites
- 3 tutor of David’s sons
- 4 son of Jehoshaphat
- 5 Hemanite of Hezekiah’s reign
- 6 overseer in Hezekiah’s reign
- 7 ruler over the temple in Josiah’s reign
- 8 contemporaries of Ezra
Where it occurs
- Ezra 8:9 — Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred eighteen males.
- Ezra 10:2 — Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have…
- Ezra 10:21 — Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- Ezra 10:26 — Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 — and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah…
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 — and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 — Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom…
- 1 Chronicles 23:8 — The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
- 1 Chronicles 27:32 — Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was…
- 1 Chronicles 29:8 — People with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the LORD’s house, under the hand of Jehiel the…