Definition

Chiel, an Israelite

Etymology

from H2416 (חַי) and H410 (אֵל); living of God;

Word family

• חַי chay
• אֵל ʼêl

How the KJV renders it

• Hiel

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.