Ezekiel
/ɪˈziːkiəl/
Ezekiel proper noun: a book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Proper noun
Ezekiel
- 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.1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 1:3
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.
Ezekiel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Ezekiel in Hindi
- book of the Bible
- यहेज़क़ेल yahezqel
- prophet
- यहेज़क़ेल yahezqel
- male given name
- यहेज़क़ेल yahezqel
Ezekiel in Tamil
- book of the Bible
- எசேக்கியேல் ecēkkiyēl
Ezekiel in Urdu
- book of the Bible
- حزقی ایل hizqi-el
Ezekiel in Bengali
- prophet
- যুল কিফল zul kifôl
More languagesFewer languages
- Ezekiel in Malayalam
- യേഹേസ്കേൽ yēhēskēl
- Ezekiel in Tagalog
- Ezekiel
- Ezekiel in Arabic
- حِزْقِيَال ḥizqiyāl
- Ezekiel in Malay
- Yehezkiel
- Ezekiel in Indonesian
- Yehezkiel
- Ezekiel in Vietnamese
- Ê-dê-ki-en, Ê-xê-chi-ên
Forms of Ezekiel
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Origin of Ezekiel
From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).
Words formed from Ezekiel
Phrases with Ezekiel
Questions about Ezekiel
- What does Ezekiel mean?
- Ezekiel means a book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
- What is Ezekiel in Hindi?
- Ezekiel in Hindi is यहेज़क़ेल (yahezqel). See Ezekiel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ezekiel?
- Ezekiel is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ezekiel?
- Ezekiel is pronounced /ɪˈziːkiəl/.
Words near Ezekiel in the dictionary
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