# Ezekiel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˈziːkiəl/ · frequency rank #20,920

## Definitions
1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
2. A prophet mentioned in the Bible
3. identified as Dhul-Kifl, a prophet named in the Qur'an
4. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.

## Etymology
From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`eezkiel`, `ezeikel`, `ezekeil`, `ezekiell`, `ezekile`, `ezekkiel`, `ezkeiel`, `ezzekiel`, `zeekiel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ezekiel