Strong H2419חִיאֵל

Hiel

Transliteration: chîy'êl
Pronunciation: khee-ale'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H2416 and H410; living of God;
{Chiel} an Israelite: - Hiel.

Meaning of the name

Hiel = "God lives"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.34;
father of: Abiram (H48H), Segub (H7687)

In the biblical story

Hiel

The Bethelite who rebuilt Jericho.

Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab, fulfilling Joshua's curse on the city.

In the Bible

Strong H2419 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

hiel1

First verses

1 Kings 16:34
In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

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1 Kings1

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