Meanings
proper nounEzekiel (countable and uncountable, plural Ezekiels)
plural Ezekiels · alternative Ezek.
- countableuncountablebiblicalA book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
I'll give them a call. You can read your Bible. You're on Ezekiel, aren't you? You like Ezekiel.
1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders - countableuncountablebiblicalA prophet mentioned in the Bible
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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 1:3 - countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewיְחֶזְקֵאל“God strengthens”
- Koine GreekἸεζεκιήλ
- EnglishEzekiel
From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).
More words from Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Esegiël, Esegiël
- Esegiëlprophet
- Esegiëlmale given name
- Esegiëlbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ, Εζεκιήλ
- Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl)prophet
- Εζεκιήλ (Ezekiḗl)male given name
- Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl)book of the Bible
Arabic حِزْقِيَال, حِزْقِيَال
- حِزْقِيَال (ḥizqiyāl)male given name
- حِزْقِيَال (ḥizqiyāl)book of the Bible
Basque Ezekiel, Ezekiel
- Ezekielprophet
- Ezekielmale given name
- Ezekielbook of the Bible
Bengali যুল কিফল
- যুল কিফল (zul kifôl)prophet
Catalan Ezequiel, Ezequiel
- Ezequielprophet
- Ezequielbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 以西結 /以西结, 以西結書 /以西结书
- 以西結 /以西结 (ji⁵ sai¹ git³)prophet
- 以西結書 /以西结书 (ji⁵ sai¹ git³ syu¹)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 以西結 /以西结, 以西結書 /以西结书
- 以西結 /以西结 (Yǐxījié)prophet
- 以西結書 /以西结书 (Yǐxījiéshū)book of the Bible
Czech Ezechiel, Ezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Ezechielbook of the Bible
Danish Ezekiel, Ezekiel
- Ezekielprophet
- Ezekielmale given name
- Ezekielbook of the Bible
Dutch Ezechiël, Ezechiël
- Ezechiëlprophet
- Ezechiëlmale given name
- Ezechiëlbook of the Bible
Esperanto Jeĥezkel
- Jeĥezkelbook of the Bible
Estonian Hesekiel, Hesekiel
- Hesekielprophet
- Hesekielmale given name
- Hesekieli raamatbook of the Bible
Finnish Hesekiel, Hesekiel
- Hesekielprophet
- Hesekielmale given name
- Hesekielbook of the Bible
French Ézéchiel, Ézéchiel
- Ézéchielprophet
- Ézéchielmale given name
- Ézéchielbook of the Bible
German Ezechiel, Ezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Ezechielbook of the Bible
- Hesekielbook of the Bible
Greek Ιεζεκιήλ, Ιεζεκιήλ
- Ιεζεκιήλ (Iezekiíl)prophet
- Ιεζεκιήλ (Iezekiíl)male given name
- Ιεζεκιήλ (Iezekiíl)book of the Bible
Hawaiian ʻEzekiʻela, ʻEkekiʻela
- ʻEzekiʻelaprophet
- ʻEkekiʻelamale given name
- ʻEzekiʻelabook of the Bible
Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל, יְחֶזְקֵאל
- יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yekhezkel)male given name
- יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yekhezkel)book of the Bible
Hindi यहेज़क़ेल, यहेज़क़ेल
- यहेज़क़ेल (yahezqel)prophet
- यहेज़क़ेल (yahezqel)male given name
- यहेज़क़ेल (yahezqel)book of the Bible
Hungarian Ezékiel, Ezékiel
- Ezékielprophet
- Ezékielmale given name
- Ezékielbook of the Bible
Icelandic Esekíel, Esekíel
- Esekíelprophet
- Esekíelmale given name
- Esekíelbook of the Bible
Indonesian Yehezkiel, Yehezkiel
- Yehezkielprophet
- Yehezkielbook of the Bible
Irish Eizicéil, Eizicéil
- Eizicéilprophet
- Eizicéilmale given name
- Leabhar Eizicéilbook of the Bible
- Eizicéilbook of the Bible
Italian Ezechiele, Ezechiele
- Ezechieleprophet
- Ezechielemale given name
- Ezechielebook of the Bible
Japanese エゼキエル, エゼキエル
- エゼキエル (Ezekieru)prophet
- エゼキエル (Ezekieru)male given name
- エゼキエル書 (Ezekieru sho)book of the Bible
Latin Ezechiel, Ezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Ezechielbook of the Bible
Latvian Ecēhiēl, Ecēhiēl
- Ecēhiēlprophet
- Ecēhiēlmale given name
- Ecēhiēlbook of the Bible
Lithuanian Ezechielis, Ezechielis
- Ezechielisprophet
- Ezechielismale given name
- Ezechielio knygabook of the Bible
Malay Yehezkiel, Yehezkiel
- Yehezkielprophet
- Yehezkielbook of the Bible
Māori Ehekiera
- Ehekierabook of the Bible
Norwegian Esekiel, Esekiel
- Esekielprophet
- Esekielmale given name
- Esekielbook of the Bible
Polish Ezechiel, Ezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Księga Ezechielabook of the Bible
Portuguese Ezequiel, Ezequiel
- Ezequielprophet
- Ezequielmale given name
- Ezequielbook of the Bible
Romanian Ezechiel, Iezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Iezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Iezechielmale given name
- Ezechielbook of the Bible
- Iezechielbook of the Bible
Russian Иезекииль
- Иезекииль (Ijezekiilʹ)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Eseciel, Eseciel
- Esecielprophet
- Esecielmale given name
- Esecielbook of the Bible
Slovak Ezechiel, Ezechiel
- Ezechielprophet
- Ezechielmale given name
- Ezechielbook of the Bible
Spanish Ezequiel, Ezequiel
- Ezequielprophet
- Ezequielmale given name
- Ezequielbook of the Bible
Swahili Ezekieli, Ezekieli
- Ezekieliprophet
- Ezekielimale given name
- Ezekielibook of the Bible
Swedish Hesekiel, Hesekiel
- Hesekielprophet
- Hesekielmale given name
- Hesekielbook of the Bible
Tagalog Ezekiel, Ezekiel
- Ezekielprophet
- Ezekielmale given name
- Ezekielbook of the Bible
Tamil எசேக்கியேல்
- எசேக்கியேல் (ecēkkiyēl)book of the Bible
Ukrainian Єзекиї́л
- Єзекиї́л (Jezekyjíl)book of the Bible
Urdu حزقی ایل
- حزقی ایل (hizqi-el)book of the Bible
Vietnamese Ê-dê-ki-en, Ê-xê-chi-ên
- Ê-dê-ki-enbook of the Bible
- Ê-xê-chi-ênbook of the Bible
Welsh Eseciel, Eseciel
- Esecielprophet
- Esecielmale given name
- Esecielbook of the Bible
Yiddish יחזקאל, יחזקאל
- יחזקאל (Yekhezkl)prophet
- יחזקאל (Yekhezkl)male given name
- יחזקאל (Yekhezkl)book of the Bible
Cite this entry
APA
Ezekiel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ezekiel
MLA
“Ezekiel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ezekiel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ezekiel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ezekiel.
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