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yaḥṣᵊʾēl יַחְצְאֵל ‘Jahzeel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāṣā חָצָה ‘to divide’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: חצה אל

yaḥṣᵊʾēl pr n m pers
Jahzeel = "God divides"
1) the 1st of the 4 sons of Naphtali and founder of the family of Jahzeelites

Mentioned in Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48

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