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Joel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3100

יוֹאֵל

yo.el — Joel

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2; son of: Samuel (H8050); brother of: Abijah (H0029); father of: Heman (H1968I); also translated "second" at 1Ch.6.28; Also named: vash.ni (וַשְׁנִי "`second`" H2059) § Joel = "Jehovah is God" 1) son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah 2) eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer 3) a Simeonite chief 4) a Reubenite 5) a chief of Gad 6) son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar 7) brother of Nathan of Zobah and one of David's mighty warriors 8) son of Pedaiah and a chief of the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan in the time of David 9) a son of Nebo who returned with Ezra and had a foreign wife 10) a Benjamite, son of Zichri 11) a Levite 12) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 13) a Gershonite Levite chief in the time of David 14) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jehiel and a descendant of Laadan; maybe same as 13

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8050

שְׁמוּאֵל

she.mu.el — Samuel

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.20; son of: Elkanah (H0511H) and Hannah (H2584); father of: Joel (H3100) and Abijah (H0029) Also named: Samouēl (Σαμουήλ "Samuel" G4545) § Samuel = "his name is El" 1) son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David 2) son Ammihud and the prince of the tribe of Simeon who was chosen to divide the land of Canaan between the tribes. Spelled 'Shemuel' 3) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. Spelled 'Shemuel'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5838

עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.zar.yah — Azariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.2; son of: Ahimaaz (H0290H); father of: Johanan (H3110J) § Azariah = "Jehovah has helped" 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Uzziah' 2) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 2a) also, 'Abednego' (H5664 or H5665) 3) son of Nathan and an officer of Solomon; perhaps David's grandson and Solomon's nephew 4) a prophet in the days of king Asa of Judah 5) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 5 6) another son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 4 7) a priest, son of Ahimaaz, grandson of Zadok and high priest in the reign of king Solomon 8) the high priest in the reign of king Uzziah of Judah 9) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah; probably same as 18 10) a Kohathite Levite, father of Joel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 11) a Merarite Levite, son of Jehalelel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 12) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zephaniah and ancestor of Samuel the prophet 13) a Levite who helped Ezra in instructing the people in the law 14) son of Jeroham and one of the temple captains of Judah in the time of queen Athaliah; probably the same as 21 15) son of Maaseiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 16) one of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel 17) a man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah; probably the same as 10 18) son of Johanan, one of the captains of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz of Judah 19) a Judaite, son of Ethan of the sons of Zerah 20) a Judaite, son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan; probably one of the captains of the time of queen Athaliah and the same as 15 21) a priest, son of Hilkiah 22) a priest, son of Johanan 23) son of king Jehoram of Judah; probably clerical error for 'Ahaziah' 24) son of Meraioth 25) son of Hoshaiah and one of the proud men who confronted Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8098

שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

she.ma.yah — Shemaiah

A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22 § Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah" 1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah 2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 4) an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 5) a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel 6) a Simeonite, father of Shimri 7) a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog 8) a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah 9) a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah 10) a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David 11) a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David 12) a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David 13) a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 14) a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo 15) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 16) a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 17) a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah 18) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra 19) a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 20) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 21) son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah 22) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall 23) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 24) a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 25) grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah 26) another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5416

נָתָן

na.tan — Nathan

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Solomon (H8010); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); father of: Mattatha (G3160) Also named: Nathan (Ναθάν "Nathan" G3481) § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4318

מִיכָה

mi.khah — Micah

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1 Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micah" H4321I) § Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God" 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H29

אֲבִיָּה

a.viy.yah — Abijah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2; son of: Samuel (H8050); brother of: Joel (H3100) § Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father" second son of Samuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1968

הֵימָן

he.man — Heman

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Calcol (H3633) and Darda (H1862) § Heman = "faithful" 1) a wise man to whom Solomon was compared 2) son of Joel, grandson of Samuel, and a Levitical singer and author of PS 88 3) a seer

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3273

יְעִיאֵל

ye.i.el — Jeiel

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.7 § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away" 1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra 2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel 3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark 4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah 5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul 7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors 8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors 9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan 10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2147

זִכְרִי

zikh.ri — Zichri

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.21; son of: Izhar (H3324); brother of: Korah (H7141I), Nepheg (H5298) and Shelomith (H8019A) § Zichri = "memorable" 1) the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David 2) the father of Amasiah, a descendant of Judah 3) a son of Izhar and grandson of Kohath 4) a descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses 5) a son of Asaph, elsewhere called 'Zabdi' and 'Zaccur' 6) a priest of the family of Abijah, in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua 7) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shimhi 8) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shashak 9) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Jeroham 10) father of Joel and descendant of Benjamin 11) a father of Elishaphat, one of the conspirators with Jehoiada 12) a Ephraimite hero in the invading army of Pekah the son of Remaliah

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GREEK · G2877

κοράσιον

korasion — girl

κοράσιον, -ου, τό (dimin. of κόρη), [in LXX chiefly for נַעֲרָה, Rut.2:8, al.; in Joel 4:3, Zec.8:5 for יַלְדָּה ;] a colloquial word which survives in MGr. (Kennedy, Sourcs, e154), girl, maiden: Mat.9:24-25 14:11, Mrk.5:41-42 6:22, 28.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3449

יִשִּׁיָּהוּ

yish.shiy.yah — Isshiah

A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.3; son of: Izrahiah (H3156); brother of: Michael (H4317K), Obadiah (H5662I) and Joel (H3100L) § Ishiah or Ishijah or Jesiah = "Jehovah will lend" 1) a Korhite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag 2) the 5th of 5 sons of Izrahiah and one of the heads of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David 3) a Levite, the 2nd son of Uzziel and grandson of Kohath 4) another Levite, son of Rehabiah 5) a descendant of Harim who had a foreign wife

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3845

לִבְנִי

liv.ni — Libni

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Ladan (KJV: Laadan) at 1Ch.23.7,9; 26.21; § Libni = "white" the eldest son of Gershon and grandson of Levi

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3936

לַעְדָּן

la.dan — Ladan

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Libni; § Laadan = "put in order" 1) an Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua, son of Nun 2) a Levite son of Gershom; also 'Libni'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8087

שֶׁ֫מַע

she.ma — Shema

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.43; son of: Hebron (H2275I); brother of: Korah (H7141J), Tappuah (H8599A) and Rekem (H7552I); father of: Raham (H7357) § Shema = "hear" 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi' 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2241

זֵתָם

ze.tam — Zetham

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.8; son of Libni (H3845G) ; brother of: Joel (H3100O) and Jehiel (H3171H) § Zetham = "olive" a Gershonite Levite, the son of Jehieli and grandson of Laadan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3156

יִזְרַחְיָה

yiz.rach.yah — Izrahiah

A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.3; son of: Uzzi (H5813H); father of: Michael (H4317K), Obadiah (H5662I), Joel (H3100L) and Isshiah (H3449) § Izrahiah or Jezrahiah = "Jehovah will shine" 1) a chieftain of Issachar 2) a Levite and leader of the chorus at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3172

יְחִיאֵלִי

ye.chi.e.li — Jehieli

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.8; son of Libni (H3845G) ; brother of: Zetham (H2241) and Joel (H3100O);; Another name of ye.chi.el (יְחִיאֵל "Jehiel" H3171H) § Jehieli = "God shall save alive" or "swept away of God" a Gershonite Levite of the family of Laadan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3846

לִבְנִי

liv.ni — Libnite

Someone descended from Libni who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Ladan (KJV: Laadan) at 1Ch.23.7,9; 26.21; Group of liv.ni (לִבְנִי "Libni" H3845) § Libnites, of Libni "white" the descendants of Libni

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2059

וַשְׁנִי

vash.ni — `second`

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2; son of: Samuel (H8050); brother of: Abijah (H0029); father of: Heman (H1968I); also translated "second" at 1Ch.6.28; Another name of yo.el (יוֹאֵל "Joel" H3100G) § Vashni = "strong" a son of Samuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3132

יוֹעֵאלָה

yo.e.lah — Joelah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.7; son of: Jeroham (H3395K); brother of: Zebadiah (H2069I) § Joelah = "may he avail" son of Jeroham of Gedor and one of David's mighty warriors

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6602

פְּתוּאֵל

pe.tu.el — Pethuel

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jol.1.1; father of: Joel (H3100T) § Pethuel = "vision of God" father of the prophet Joel

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Historical dictionary entry

Jehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.) (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4, 8). (3.) One of David’s famous warriors (1 Chr. 11:38). (4.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 15:7, 11). (5.) 1 Chr. 7:3. (6.) 1 Chr. 27:20. (7.) The second of the twelve minor prophets. He was the son of Pethuel. His personal history is only known from his book.

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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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