Jahzeelite
/ˈdʒeɪziːlaɪt/
noun
Origin
Hebrew
יַחְצְאֵל — God divides, or God allots
Overview
Meaning Now
- A member of a clan or family group descended from Jahzeel, a son of Naphtali, according to the genealogical records in the Hebrew Bible.
Literal older meaning
descendant of Jahzeel
Language path
Hebrew → Late Latin → English
Earliest form
יַחְצְאֵלִי (Yaḥṣəʾēlī)
Earliest period
11th century BCE (original context)
Journey
The Jahzeelites are recorded in the Book of Numbers as one of the constituent clans of the tribe of Naphtali. The name Jahzeel ('God apportions') suggests a connection to the tribal land allotments during the Israelite settlement of Canaan.
Evolution
- Biblical Hebrew
יַחְצְאֵלִי
“descendant of Jahzeel”
Patronymic/gentilic form.
- Septuagint (Greek)
Ἰασεηλί
“Jahzeelite”
- Vulgate (Latin)
Iahzeelitici
“Jahzeelites”
- Early Modern English
Jahzeelite
“member of the tribe of Jahzeel”
Appearance in English Bible translations.
Connections
Word parts
Jahzeel
root
proper name
-ite
suffix
descendant of or member of
Related across languages
Hebrew
יַחְצְאֵל
Jahzeel
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