Yechiel ( he, יְחִיאֵל) is a

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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 Yehiel "Hilik" Bar ( he, יחיאל "חיליק" בר; born September 4, 1975) is a Member of Knesset for the Israel Labor Party, Secretary General of the Labor Party, and is the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Bar previously served as a member o ...

(born 1975), Israeli politician * Jehiel Brooks (1797–1886), American soldier and politician *

Yehiel De-Nur Yehiel De-Nur (; ''De-Nur'' means 'of the fire' in Aramaic language, Aramaic; also Romanized ''Dinoor, Di-Nur''), also known by his pen name Ka-Tsetnik 135633, born Yehiel Feiner (16 May 1909 – 17 July 2001), was a Jewish writer and Holocaust s ...

(1909–2001), Israeli writer * Yehiel Dresner (1922–1947), Israeli paramilitary fighter * Yechiel Eckstein (1951–2019), American rabbi *

Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach (1925 – 4 September 2008) was a Haredi rabbi and long-time rosh yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest kabbalists in Israel, and was an expert in the writings ...

(1925–2008), Israeli rabbi *

Jehiel R. Elyachar Jehiel Raphael Elyachar (October 20, 1898 – March 29, 1989) was an engineer, real estate development, real estate developer and Philanthropy, philanthropist who contributed to American and Israeli causes. He distinguished himself during World ...

(1898–1989), American engineer *

Yechiel Michel Epstein Yechiel Michel ha-Levi Epstein ( he, יחיאל מיכל הלוי אפשטיין) (24 January 1829 – 25 March 1908), often called "the ''Aruch haShulchan''" after his magnum opus, Aruch HaShulchan, was a Rabbi and ''Posek'' (authority in Jewi ...

(1829–1908), Lithuanian rabbi *

Yehiel Lasri Yehiel Lasri ( he, יחיאל לסרי; born 21 August 1957) is an Israeli physician and politician who serves as mayor of Ashdod.Yechiel Leiter Dr Yechiel (Michael) Leiter ( he, יחיאל לייטר) is an Israeli historian of philosophy, and also a public policy analyst. Leiter is a resident scholar at Jerusalem's Herzl Institute. He has previously served as Chief of Staff to Benjamin Ne ...

(born 1959), Israeli political scientist and civic leader *

Yechiel Lerer Yechiel Lerer (1910–1943) was a Yiddish poet. Lerer lived in the Warsaw Ghetto and participated in the ghetto literary activity. He was involved in the periodical '' Hamadrikh'' (Hebrew: "The Guide"). Yechiel was murdered in the Treblinka extermi ...

(1910–1943), Polish poet *

Yehiel Rabinowitz Yehiel Rabinowitz (born March 1939) is a Paris-based sculptor and painter. He has created a number of mural paintings and ceramic tile murals in public and private spaces throughout France, Spain, and Belgium. He is also responsible for creat ...

(born 1939), French artist *

Yechiel Shemi Yechiel Shemi ( he, יחיאל שמי ) (1922-2003) was an Israeli sculptor. His environmental sculptures are displayed in open spaces around the country. Biography Yechiel Stizberg (later Shemi), was born to Moshe and Esther Stizberg. When he w ...

(1922–2003), Israeli sculptor *

Yehiel Tzagai Yehiel Tzagai ( he, יחיאל צגאי, born 27 January 1983) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer. Biography Tzagai was born in the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and his family immigrated to Israel in 1991 during the Operation Solomon. ...

(born 1983), Israeli football player

References

The origin and meaning of common Jewish names at ''Aish.com''

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