Chaṭṭîyl — H2411

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chattil, one of 'Solomon's servants'

1. Hattil = "doubtful"
2. head of a family of the children of Solomon's slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Hattil

Origin

from an unused root apparently meaning to wave; fluctuating

Occurrences

Chaṭṭîyl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:57 — The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil (חַטִּ֗יל), the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
• Nehemiah 7:59 — The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil (חַטִּ֗יל), the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.