Chîyʼêl — H2419

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chiel, an Israelite

1. Hiel = "God lives"
2. a native of Bethel who rebuilt Jericho in the reign of Ahab and in whom was fulfilled the curse pronounced by Joshua

Usually translated as

Hiel

Origin

from H2416 and H410; living of God

• Derived from Chay (H2416)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

Chîyʼêl occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1)

• 1 Kings 16:34 — In his days did Hiel (חִיאֵ֛ל) the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.