נְעִיאֵל (ne.i.el)
ne.i.el
Neiel
N:N--LQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
- N:N--L
Word Overview
The name Neiel, meaning "moved by God," refers to a specific location on the border of the territory assigned to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:27). It appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, serving as a geographic marker within the detailed list of cities that formed the northern boundary of Israel’s inheritance.
Lexical sources identify this place as another name for Neah (H5269), suggesting that the two terms describe the same site. The etymology combines the root for being moved or shaken with the divine name, implying a location under God’s active guidance or perhaps a place of significant religious movement.
As a border town, Neiel highlights the precision with which the land was divided among the tribes. Its single occurrence underscores how the biblical narrative grounds spiritual promises in concrete, mapped geography, linking the abstract concept of divine provision to specific, named places on the ground.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The name Neiel appears in Joshua 19:27 as part of the detailed boundary list for the tribe of Asher. Meaning "moved by God," this single occurrence anchors a spiritual promise in a specific, mapped location on the ground.
For your faith today, this reminds us that God’s guidance is not abstract. He cares about the concrete details of our lives and history. Just as He directed the borders of ancient Israel with precision, He remains actively involved in the specific places and seasons of your journey.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- and/ Neiel1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- וּ/נְעִיאֵ֑ל1×
Key Verses
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Joshua 19:27
It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,
This verse identifies Neiel as a northern marker on Asher's border, showing how the name signifies a place under God's active direction within the tribal inheritance.