Ezekiel
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪˈziːkiəl//
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
proper noun
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A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
I'll give them a call. You can read your Bible. You're on Ezekiel, aren't you? You like Ezekiel.
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A prophet mentioned in the Bible
The word of the Lord came expresly vnto Ezekiel the Priest, the sonne of Buzi, in the land of the Caldeans, by the riuer Chebar, and the hand of the Lord was there vpon him.
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A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.
Etymology
From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).
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