King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1271
Transliteration: Barzillay
Phonetic Spelling: (bar-zil-lah'-ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "man of iron", three Israelites
Meaning: Barzillai -- "man of iron", three Israelites
Word Summary
Barzillay: "man of iron", three Israelites
Original Word: בַּרְזִלַּיTransliteration: Barzillay
Phonetic Spelling: (bar-zil-lah'-ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "man of iron", three Israelites
Meaning: Barzillai -- "man of iron", three Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Barzillai From barzel; iron-hearted; Barzillai, the name of three Israelites -- Barzillai.
see HEBREW barzel
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1271. Barzillay
בַּרְזִלַּי proper name, masculine (man of iron) **no adjective from names of metals; perhaps Aramaic, and בַּר = son NesZPV xv.257; AJSL Apr. 1897. 173. —
1 a Gileadite 2 Samuel 17:27; 19:32; 19:33; 19:35; 19:40; 1 Kings 2:7; בַּרְזִלָּי֑ 2 Samuel 19:34; Ezra 2:61 = Nehemiah 7:63 עַלשְֿׁמָם וַיִּקָּרֵא הַגִּלְעָדִי בַּרְזִלַּי מִבְּנוֺת לָקַח אֲשֶׁר בַרְזִלַּי בְּנֵי, where 2nd Barzillai = above, & former is
2 a priest Ezra 2:61 = Nehemiah 7:63, who adopted name בַּרְזִלַּי.
3 2 Samuel 21:8 a Meholathite.