Ezekiel,

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ezekiel
       n 1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to
            Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezechiel}]
       2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the
          downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent
          restoration [syn: {Ezechiel}, {Book of Ezekiel}]



From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Ezekiel
     God will strengthen. (1.) 1 Chr. 24:16, "Jehezekel."
     
       (2.) One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the priest
     (Ezek. 1:3). He was one of the Jewish exiles who settled at
     Tel-Abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the
     Chaldeans." He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin
     (1:2; 2 Kings 24:14-16) about B.C. 597. His prophetic call came
     to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity" (B.C. 594).
     He had a house in the place of his exile, where he lost his
     wife, in the ninth year of his exile, by some sudden and
     unforeseen stroke (Ezek. 8:1; 24:18). He held a prominent place
     among the exiles, and was frequently consulted by the elders
     (8:1; 11:25; 14:1; 20:1). His ministry extended over
     twenty-three years (29:17), B.C. 595-573, during part of which
     he was contemporary with Daniel (14:14; 28:3) and Jeremiah, and
     probably also with Obadiah. The time and manner of his death are
     unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of
     Bagdad, at a place called Keffil.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Ezekiel, the strength of God