Strongs Number: H2371
- Hebrew Word
- חֲזָאֵל
- Transliteration
- Chăzâʼêl
- Phonetic
- khaz-aw-ale'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
God has seen; {Chazael} a king of Syria
- BDB Definition
-
Hazael = "one who sees God"
1. a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead
- Origin
- From H2372 and H410
- Bible Usage
- Hazael.