Word Study · Strong's H1271 · Hebrew
בַּרְזִלַּי
Barzillay
bar-zil-lah'-ee
“Barzillai, the name of three Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Barzillai, the name of three Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Barzillai.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- בַרְזִלַּ֗י2
- בַּרְזִלַּ֖י2
- בַּרְזִלַּ֤י2
- וּבַרְזִלַּי֙2
- בַרְזִלַּ֤י1
- בַּרְזִלָּ֑י1
- וּבַרְזִלַּ֥י1
- לְבַרְזִלַּי֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- Barzillai8
- and Barzillai3
- to Barzillai1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)8
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 8
- HC/Npm · 3
- HR/Npm · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel7 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 17:27וּבַרְזִלַּ֥יuvarzilaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.here: and Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:31וּבַרְזִלַּי֙uvarzilaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.here: and Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:32וּבַרְזִלַּי֙uvarzilaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.here: and Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:33בַּרְזִלָּ֑יbarzilaiproper noun (a name)The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”here: Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:34בַּרְזִלַּ֖יbarzilaiproper noun (a name)But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?here: Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:39לְבַרְזִלַּי֙levarzilaipreposition + proper noun (a name)So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.here: to Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 21:8בַּרְזִלַּ֖יbarzilaiproper noun (a name)But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.here: Barzillai
Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 2:61בַרְזִלַּ֗יvarzilaiproper noun (a name)And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).here: Barzillai
- Ezra 2:61בַּרְזִלַּ֤יbarzilaiproper noun (a name)And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).here: Barzillai
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 7:63בַרְזִלַּ֗יvarzilaiproper noun (a name)And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).here: Barzillai
- Nehemiah 7:63בַּרְזִלַּ֤יbarzilaiproper noun (a name)And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).here: Barzillai