Yechiel

Yechiel
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	May God live
Other names
Related names	Jehiel; יְחִיאֵל (Yekhiyyel/Yeħiyyêl) (Hebrew)

Yechiel (Hebrew: יְחִיאֵל) is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "May God live" or "God shall live".

Several people in the Bible have this name. See Jehiel (biblical figure).

Alternative spellings of Yechiel include Jehiel, Yehiel, Yechi'el, and Yiddish variants include Ichel, Ychel, Echiel, Cheil, and Chil may refer to:

People

Yehiel Bar (born 1975), Israeli politician
Jehiel Brooks (1797–1886), American soldier and politician
Yehiel De-Nur (1909–2001), Israeli writer
Yehiel Dresner (1922–1947), Israeli paramilitary fighter
Yechiel Eckstein (1951–2019), American rabbi
Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi
Jehiel R. Elyachar (1898–1989), American engineer
Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829–1908), Lithuanian rabbi
Yechiel Granatstein (1913–2008), Polish-born Jewish author and writer
Yehiel Lasri (born 1957), Israeli politician and mayor
Yechiel Leiter (born 1959), Israeli political scientist and civic leader
Yechiel Lerer (1910–1943), Polish poet
Yehiel Rabinowitz (born 1939), French artist
Yechiel Shemi (1922–2003), Israeli sculptor
Yehiel Tzagai (born 1983), Israeli football player

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