Ezekiel

Ezekiel ( /ɨˈziːki.əl/; Hebrew: יְחֶזְקֵאל, Y'ḥez'qel, ), Arabic:حزقيال Hazqiyal, 'God will strengthen' (from חזק, ḥazaq, literally 'to fasten upon,' figuratively 'strong,' and אל, el, literally 'God', and so figuratively 'The Almighty') is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible.