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Adiel

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(ornament of God). (1) A prince of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:36³⁶And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, (1 Chronicles 4:36)). (2) A priest (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12)). (3) An ancestor of David’s treasurer, Azmaveth (1 Chron. 27:25²⁵And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: (1 Chronicles 27:25)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Descendant of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:36³⁶And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, (1 Chronicles 4:36)).

2. Priest, son of Jahzerah (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12)).

3. Father of Azmaveth (1 Chron. 27:25²⁵And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: (1 Chronicles 27:25)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5717 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Adiy’el

Phonic:

ad-ee-ale’

Meaning:

from 5716 and 410; ornament of God; Adiel, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage:

Adiel

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

ornament of God

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Ornament, praise, or witness of God:―name of three Israelites, 1 Chron. 4:36. {Ornamentum Dei}