Hiel — the meaning of the Hebrew name חִיאֵל

חִיאֵל

Chîyʼêl · pronounced khee-ale' · Strong's H2419 · a man

Hiel means living of God.

Built from

חַי chay (from, H2416) — alive open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hiel

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Kings

1Kgs 16:34

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