עֲזַרְאֵל
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀𐤋
Azareel
H5832 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'El has helped' or 'God has helped.' This theophoric name combines an Israelite verb indicating help with the divine name El, expressing the idea that the deity El has rendered aid. It is attested as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, serving as either a direct reference to divine aid or as a statement of gratitude or hope for such aid. The term appears exclusively as a proper noun.
Semantic Range
El has helped, God has helped, the name of several Israelite men
Root / Etymology
From the root עזר (to help, to assist) and the theophoric element אֵל (El, the deity). The name is formed by combining these elements into 'Azar-' (he/has helped) + 'El' (God/El): 'Azar-el.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
עֲזַרְאֵל is attested as the name of multiple Israelite individuals in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in priestly, Levitical, and military contexts (e.g., 1 Chr 25:18, 1 Chr 27:22, Neh 11:13). The name reflects a typical structure of Hebrew theophoric personal names in which a verb root is joined with the divine name El. The widespread Greek and later English rendering 'Azarel' does not reflect any different meaning. In translations and later texts, 'Azarel' sometimes appears alongside other spellings such as 'Azareel', but these reflect pronunciation or transliteration conventions, not semantic difference. The use of the root עזר is consistent with other names expressing divine aid (cf. עֶזְרָא, Ezra; אֶלְעָזָר, Eleazar). There is no shift in meaning across different periods of Israelite history, as it is a personal name rather than a common noun or verb. In later Jewish, Christian, and liturgical traditions, the name is sometimes used for angels or other symbolic figures, but in the Hebrew Bible it refers only to human Israelites.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from עָזַר and אֵל; God has helped; Azarel, the name of five Israelites; Azarael, Azareel.
Bantu Hebrew
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עזר (ʿ-z-r) — to help, to assist, to aid
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3134 | יוֹעֶזֶר | and YHWH-is-help |
| H3270 | יַעֲזֵיר | in He-helps |
| H373 | אִיעֶזְרִי | the Iezerite clansman |
| H461 | אֱלִיעֶזֶר | God is help |
| H5809 | עַזּוּר | Azzur |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5832-01 |
עֲזַרְאֵ֥ל | azareel | HNp |
Azarel | El has helped | 4 |
H5832-02 |
וַ/עֲזַרְאֵ֡ל | vaazareel | HC/Np |
and Azarel | and El-has-helped | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5832-01 |
Ezra 10:41 | עֲזַרְאֵ֥ל | azareel | HNp |
Azarel | El has helped |
H5832-01 |
Nehemiah 11:13 | עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל | azareel | HNp |
Azarel | El has helped |
H5832-02 |
Nehemiah 12:36 | וַ/עֲזַרְאֵ֡ל | vaazareel | HC/Np |
and Azarel | and El-has-helped |
H5832-02 |
1 Chronicles 12:7 | וַ/עֲזַרְאֵ֧ל | vaazareel | HC/Np |
and-Azarel | and El-has-helped |
H5832-01 |
1 Chronicles 25:18 | עֲזַרְאֵ֔ל | azareel | HNp |
Azarel | El has helped |
H5832-01 |
1 Chronicles 27:22 | עֲזַרְאֵ֖ל | azareel | HNp |
Azarel | El has helped |