ʻAdrîyʼêl — H5741

Definition

masculine proper noun

Adriel, an Israelite

1. Adriel = "flock of God"
2. son of Barzillai, and the man to whom Saul gave his daughter Merab in marriage although she was already promised to David

Usually translated as

Adriel

Origin

from H5739 and H410; flock of God

• Derived from ʻêder (H5739)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

ʻAdrîyʼêl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1)

• 1 Samuel 18:19 — But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel (לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל) the Meholathite to wife.
• 2 Samuel 21:8 — But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel (לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל) the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: