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yᵊḥezqēʾl יְחֶזְקֵאל ‘Jehezkel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāzaq חָזַק ‘to strengthen’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: חזק אל

yᵊḥezqēʾl pr n m pers
Ezekiel or Jehezekel = "God strengthens"
1) son of Buzi and a priest and prophet; author of the book by his name; taken captive with Jehoiachin and exiled in Babylon where he prophesied for the next 22 years
2) a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of David

Mentioned in Ezekiel 24:24, 1:3 1 Chronicles 24:16

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