Ezekiel
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ezekiel in British English:
UK [i'zi:kjəl]
How to pronounce Ezekiel in American English:
US [ɪˈzikiəl]
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- Noun:
- a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
- an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
Word Origin
- Ezekiel
- masc. proper name; in Old Testament, name of a book and of one of the great prophets of Israel, from Late Latin Ezechiel, from Greek Iezekiel, from Hebrew Yehezqel, literally "God strengthens," from hazaq "he was strong, he strengthened" + El "God."
Example
- 1. He was probably contemporary with jeremiah and ezekiel .
- 2. These verses provide a scathing indictment against ezekiel 's audience .
- 3. His conclusion is that all these buildings reproduce , with some precision , certain proportions of the ideal jewish temple as described by ezekiel .
- 4. These are the days of ezekiel .
- 5. The dead revived by ezekiel .