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| 1. | a Major Prophet of the 6th century b.c. |
| 2. | a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Ezek. |
| 3. | Moses Jacob, 1844–1917, U.S. sculptor, in Rome. |
| 4. | a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God strengthens.” |
[i-zee-kee-uhl] (for defs. 1, 2).| E·ze·ki·el 1 (ĭ-zē'kē-əl) A Hebrew prophet of the sixth century B.C. who called for the Jews exiled in Babylon to return to godliness and faith. [Hebrew yəḥezqē'l, God has strengthened : yəḥezq, he has strengthened; see ḥzq in Semitic roots + 'ēl, God; see  l in Semitic roots.] |
| E·ze·ki·el 2 (ĭ-zē'kē-əl) n. Abbr. Ezek. or Ez or Ezk See Table at Bible. [After Ezekiel1.] |
Ezekiel
God will strengthen. (1.) 1 Chr. 24:16, "Jehezekel." (2.) 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.
