Hiel — the meaning of the Hebrew name חִיאֵל
חִיאֵל
Hiel means living of God.
Built from
חַי chay — alive open in the lexicon ›
אֵל ʼêl — strength open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H2416 and H410; living of God; Chiel, an Israelite.
First appearance
1Kgs 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.