Ezekiel Definition

ĭ-zēkē-əl
noun
A masculine name: dim. Zeke.
Webster's New World
A Hebrew prophet of the 6th cent. b.c.
Webster's New World
The book of his prophecies.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ezechiel
  • Book of Ezekiel
pronoun

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Wiktionary

A male given name of biblical origin. First used by 17th century Puritans; rare today.

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Origin of Ezekiel

  • Hebrew yəḥezqē’l God has strengthened yəḥezq he has strengthened ḥzq in Semitic roots ’ēl God ℵl in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (“God strengthens”).

    From Wiktionary

Ezekiel Sentence Examples

  • There is no hint in Ezekiel's writings of the grandiose conception of Isa.

  • This, then, was Ezekiel's political creed - destruction of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, restoration of the exiles, and meantime submission to Babylon.

  • Ezekiel's own moral code is that of the prophets, which insists on the practice of the fundamental civic virtues.

  • The relations between the writings of Ezekiel and those of Jeremiah is not clear.

  • The Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel is not in good condition - it is full of scribal inaccuracies and additions.

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