Given name
Barzillai
“ironlike”·“Iron of Yah”
Barzillai is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewברזלי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Barzillai is thought to mean “ironlike” or “Iron of Yah.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Barzillai appears in 2 Samuel 17:27, 1 Kings 2:7, 2 Samuel 21:8.
- 2 Samuel 17:27
- 1 Kings 2:7
- 2 Samuel 21:8
From biblical name research
Barzillai’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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80% boys · 20% girls
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“emptied of Yah” · “examined of Yah”
>99% boys