Yechiel
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | May God live |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jehiel יְחִיאֵל (Yekhiyyel/Yeħiyyêl) (Hebrew) |
Yechiel (Template:Lang-he) is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "May God live" or "God shall live".
Several people in the Bible have this name, including the second of Jehoshaphat's six sons, one of the Levites of the family of Heman who assisted Hezekiah in his work of reformation, the father of an Obadiah, and one of the sons of Elam.
Alternative spellings of Yechiel include Jehiel, Yehiel, Yechi'el, and Yiddish variants include Ichel, Ychel, and Echiel. The name 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 (born 1951), American rabbi
- Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi
- Jehiel R. Elyachar (1898–1989), American engineer
- Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829–1908), Lithuanian rabbi
- 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