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Ezekiel

//ɪˈziːkiəl// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
  2. 2
    A prophet mentioned in the Bible and in the Quran.

    "The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him."

  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

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