Jahzeel
/ˈdʒeɪziːl/
noun
Origin
Biblical Hebrew
י-ח-צ (ḥ-ṣ-y) and אל (ʾēl) — God divides/allots
Overview
Meaning Now
- A proper noun referring to a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically a son of Naphtali.
Literal older meaning
God allots, or God distributes.
Language path
Biblical Hebrew → English
Earliest form
יַחְצִיאֵל (Yaḥṣîʾēl)
Earliest period
c. 6th–5th century BCE
Journey
Jahzeel (also spelled Jahziel) is listed in the Book of Genesis as one of the four sons of Naphtali, the son of Jacob and Bilhah. He is considered the progenitor of the Jahzeelites, a clan within the tribe of Naphtali.
Evolution
- Biblical Hebrew
יַחְצִיאֵל
“God allots”
Found in the genealogy of Jacob's descendants.
- Septuagint (Greek)
Ἀσιήλ (Asiēl)
“God allots”
Transliteration of the Hebrew form into Greek.
- English
Jahzeel
“God allots”
Standard English biblical transliteration used in the King James Version.
Connections
Word parts
Jah
prefix
God (Yahweh)
zeel
root
to allot or divide
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Greek
Asiel
Biblical form in the Septuagint
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