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ʿotnīʾēl עׇתְנִיאֵל ‘Othniel’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as ʿotnī עׇתְנִי ‘Othni’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: עתני אל

ʿotnīʾēl pr n m pers
Othniel = "lion of God"
1) son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, and husband of Achsah the daughter of Caleb and his own niece; first judge of Israel, who after the death of Joshua, delivered the Israelites from the oppression of Chushanrishathaim

Mentioned in Joshua 15:17 Judges 1:13, 3:9, 3:11 1 Chronicles 27:15, 4:13

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