'Ezekiel' definitions:
Definition of 'Ezekiel'
From: WordNet
noun
A Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: Ezekiel, Ezechiel]
noun
An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration [syn: Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel]
Definition of 'Ezekiel'
From: Easton
- Ezekiel God will strengthen.
- 1 Chr. 24:16, "Jehezekel."
- One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the priest (Ezek. 1:3). He was one of the Jewish exiles who settled at Tel-Abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the Chaldeans." He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin (1:2; 2 Kings 24:14-16) about B.C. 597. His prophetic call came to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity" (B.C. 594). He had a house in the place of his exile, where he lost his wife, in the ninth year of his exile, by some sudden and unforeseen stroke (Ezek. 8:1; 24:18). He held a prominent place among the exiles, and was frequently consulted by the elders (8:1; 11:25; 14:1; 20:1). His ministry extended over twenty-three years (29:17), B.C. 595-573, during part of which he was contemporary with Daniel (14:14; 28:3) and Jeremiah, and probably also with Obadiah. The time and manner of his death are unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of Bagdad, at a place called Keffil.
Definition of 'Ezekiel'
From: Hitchcock
- Ezekiel, the strength of God