EZEKIEL
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ezekiel mean?
• EZEKIEL (noun)
The noun EZEKIEL has 2 senses:
1. a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
2. an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
Familiarity information: EZEKIEL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EZEKIEL (noun)
Meaning:
A Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ezechiel; Ezekiel
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Meaning:
An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Book of Ezekiel; Ezechiel; Ezekiel
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Ezekiel" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
