Yechezkel Zitsman

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YECHEZKEL m
Usage: Jewish
Hebrew form of EZEKIEL
EZEKIEL m
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronounced: e-ZEE-kee-ul, e-ZEE-kyul
From the Hebrew name Yechezqel meaning "God strengthens". Ezekiel was a major prophet of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Ezekiel. He lived in Jerusalem until the Babylonian conquest and captivity of Israel, at which time he was taken to Babylon. The Book of Ezekiel describes his vivid symbolic visions which predict the restoration of the kingdom of Israel.