Ezekielיחזקאל
In the Bible
The prophet Ezekiel (יחזקאל) — first attested in Ezek 1:3 (1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible).
הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הֹוָ֠ה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהֹוָֽה׃
the word of G<small>OD</small> came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, by the Chebar Canal, in the land of the Chaldeans. And the hand of G<small>OD</small> came upon him there.)
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Ezekiel (יחזקאל) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ח | 8 | 8 |
| ז | 7 | 7 |
| ק | 100 | 1 |
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ל | 30 | 3 |
| Total | 156 | 3 |
Stellar letters
The 6-consonant name needs its 5 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Ezekiel appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
Facts
| Born | Possibly c. 623 BC, Jerusalem, Kingdom of Judah |
| Died | After c. 571 BC, Babylon, Neo-Babylonian Empire |
| Venerated in | JudaismChristianityIslamBaháʼí FaithRastafari |
| Major shrine | Ezekiel's Tomb, Iraq |
| Feast | August 28 – Armenian Apostolic ChurchJuly 23 – Orthodoxy and Roman CatholicismJuly 21 – Lutheranism |
| Controversy | Babylonian captivity |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical account | The author of the Book of Ezekiel presents himself as Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, born into a priestly (kohen) lineage. |
| Extrabiblical accounts | According to Jewish tradition, Ezekiel did not write the biblical Book of Ezekiel, but rather his prophecies were collected by the Great Assembly. |
| Resting place | Ezekiel's Tomb is located in al-Kifl, Iraq, near Babylon. |
| In popular culture | Ezekiel is portrayed by Darrell Dunham in a 1979 episode of the television series Our Jewish Roots (1978–). |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Ezekiel, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Vision of the chariot; the likeness of the glory of YHWH | Ezek 1 |
| Dry bones live again; the whole house of Israel brought up from the graves | Ezek 37:5-12 |
| Gog of Magog gathered against the mountains of Israel; consumed by fire | Ezek 38-39 |
| A new temple and a river flowing from the sanctuary to heal the sea | Ezek 40-47 |
