Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ezekiel

/ɪˈziːkiəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: ezekiel
IPA: /ɪˈziːkiəl/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

name

A prophet mentioned in the Bible

name

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.

Example Sentences

"I'll give them a call. You can read your Bible. You're on Ezekiel, aren't you? You like Ezekiel."
"The word of the Lord came expresly vnto Ezekiel the Priest, the sonne of Buzi, in the land of the Caldeans, by the riuer Chebar, and the hand of the Lord was there vpon him."

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἰεζεκιήλ, יְחֶזְקֵאל

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Ezek. (alternative)

Derived Forms

Zeke

Phrases

Ezekiel bread

Questions

How do you pronounce ezekiel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈziːkiəl/.
What does ezekiel mean?: A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Where does ezekiel come from?: From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

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