ḥăzāhʾēl חֲזָהאֵל ‘Hazael’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ḥāzā חָזָה ‘to see’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots:
חזה
אל
ḥăzāhʾēl pr n m pers
Hazael = "one who sees God"
1) a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead