Jahzeel — the meaning of the Hebrew name יַחְצְאֵל

יַחְצְאֵל

Yachtsᵉʼêl · pronounced yakh-tseh-ale' · Strong's H3183 · a man

Jahzeel means God will allot.

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חָצָה châtsâh (from, H2673) — to cut or split in two open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

from H2673 and H410; God will allot; Jachtseel, an Israelite.

Gen 46:24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, Numbers

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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