ḥīʾēl חִיאֵל ‘Hiel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from ḥay חַי ‘alive / kinsfolk / living thing / community / life’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: חי אל

ḥīʾēl pr n m pers
Hiel = "God lives"
1) a native of Bethel who rebuilt Jericho in the reign of Ahab and in whom was fulfilled the curse pronounced by Joshua