Zuriel

Zu´riel (God is my rock), son of Abihail, and family chief or genesarch of the Merarites at the organization of the Levitical establishment (Num 3:35). It does not appear to which of the two great divisions of the Merarites he belonged.

Zu’ri-el. (my rock is God). Son of Abihail, and chief of the Merarite Levites, at the time of the Exodus. Num 3:35.

Son of Abihail; chief of the Merarite Levites at the Exodus. (Num 3:35).

[Zu’riel]

Son of Abihail, a Merarite. Num 3:35.

ZURIEL.—A Merarite chief (Num 3:35).

zū´ri-el (צוּריאל, cūrı̄’ēl, “my rock is El (God)”): Prince of the house of Merari (Num 3:35).

The word cūr, “rock,” occurs also in the compound names Elizur (Num 1:5), Zurishaddai (Num 1:6, etc.) and Pedahzur (Num 1:10). Gray, Numbers 6, says that a Sabean name Ṣūri‛addana is found in an inscription said to be of the 8th century BC, or somewhat carrier (Hommel, Ancient Hebrew Tradition, 320), and ברצור, barcūr, in a Zinjirli inscription of the 8th century BC (Panammu Inscr., 1. 1), and that possibly the Old Testament place-name “Beth-zur” should be added (Jos 15:58; 1Ch 2:45; 2Ch 11:7; Neh 3:16).