EZECHIEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ezechiel mean? 

• EZECHIEL (noun)
  The noun EZECHIEL 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: EZECHIEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EZECHIEL (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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 ("Ezechiel" 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)