ʻOthnîyʼêl — H6274

Definition

masculine proper noun

Othniel, an Israelite

1. Othniel = "lion of God"
2. son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, and husband of Achsah the daughter of Caleb and his own niece; first judge of Israel, who after the death of Joshua, delivered the Israelites from the oppression of Chushanrishathaim

Usually translated as

Othniel

Origin

from the same as H6273 and H410; force of God

• Same as ʻOthnîy (H6273)
• Same as ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

ʻOthnîyʼêl occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), Judges (3), 1 Chronicles (2)

• Joshua 15:17 — And Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל) the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
• Judges 1:13 — And Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל) the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
• Judges 3:9 — And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל) the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
• Judges 3:11 — And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל) the son of Kenaz died.
• 1 Chronicles 4:13 — And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל), and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
• 1 Chronicles 4:13 — And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel (עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל); Hathath.
• 1 Chronicles 27:15 — The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel (לְעָתְנִיאֵ֑ל): and in his course were twenty and four thousand.