יְעִיאֵל
𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋
Yeiel
H3273 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Yᵉʻîyʼêl is a theophoric personal name meaning 'El (God) snatches up,' 'El carries away,' or 'El gathers.' It is used as the name of several distinct Israelite individuals in biblical genealogical and narrative texts. The primary sense involves the idea of God performing an act of taking, carrying away, or possibly protecting, with 'El' (God) as the agent.
Semantic Range
personal name (theophoric), 'God carries away,' 'God gathers,' proper noun referring to various Israelite men
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root יעה (y‘h, typically 'to take up, carry away, gather') combined with אֵל (ʾēl, 'God'), yielding a meaning related to an act performed by God—generally 'God gathers' or 'God carries away.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name יְעִיאֵל appears for a number of Israelite figures through the historical and genealogical portions of the Hebrew Bible, including prominent Levitical and Benjaminite individuals (e.g., 1 Chr 8:29; 1 Chr 9:35, 7:2; 15:18; 15:20; 23:8; 2 Chr 26:11; Ezra 8:13; 8:17). Variants sometimes occur in manuscript traditions with different pointing (e.g., Jehiel, Jeiel), but these refer to the same or similar names and are not distinct lexically in Hebrew usage. English translations often render the name as Jeiel or Jehiel, following later vocalizations and can obscure the direct theophoric element. There is no theological claim implied by the name—rather, it follows a pattern of Israelite personal names that ascribe actions to YHWH or El (God) in their meaning. The form declined in use as naming conventions evolved in the Second Temple period.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָעָה and אֵל; carried away of God; Jeiel, the name of six Israelites; Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare יְעוּאֵל.
Bantu Hebrew
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יעה (y-ʿ-h) — to take up, gather, carry away
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3257 | יָע | the ash-scoops |
| H3261 | יָעָה | and he swept away |
| H3262 | יְעוּאֵל | El carries away |
Word Forms
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3273-03 |
יְעִיאֵ֣ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers | 7 |
H3273-01 |
וִֽ/יעִיאֵ֔ל | viiel | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers | 6 |
H3273-02 |
ו/יעואל | vyvl | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers | 2 |
H3273-04 |
יעואל | yvl | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
17 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3273-03 |
Ezra 8:13 | יְעִיאֵ֣ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |
H3273-03 |
Ezra 10:43 | יְעִיאֵ֤ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |
H3273-03 |
1 Chronicles 5:7 | יְעִיאֵ֖ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |
H3273-04 |
1 Chronicles 9:35 | יעואל | yvl | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |
H3273-03 |
1 Chronicles 9:35 | יְעִיאֵ֑ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |
H3273-02 |
1 Chronicles 11:44 | ו/יעואל | vyvl | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers |
H3273-01 |
1 Chronicles 11:44 | וִֽ/יעִיאֵ֔ל | viiel | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers |
H3273-01 |
1 Chronicles 15:18 | וִֽ/יעִיאֵ֖ל | viiel | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers |
H3273-01 |
1 Chronicles 15:21 | וִֽ/יעִיאֵ֖ל | viiel | HC/Np |
and Jeiel | And El-gathers |
H3273-03 |
1 Chronicles 16:5 | יְעִיאֵ֡ל | yeiel | HNp |
Jeiel | El gathers |