Strong's H2371 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חֲזָאֵל (Chăzâʼêl)

Pronunciation: khaz-aw-ale'

POS: khaz-aw-ale' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; God has seen;

Definition: or חֲזָהאֵל; from חָזָה and אֵל; God has seen; Chazael, a king of Syria; Hazael.

KJV Usage: Hazael.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Hazael = "one who sees God"
• 2. 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

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