How to Pronounce Barzillai
Bar-ZIL-eye
Barzillai is pronounced Bar-ZIL-eye (bɑːrˈzɪlaɪ): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: bahr-ZIL-eye.
What does Barzillai mean?
Barzillai means “son of contempt; made of iron”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Barzillai?
Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim was a very aged and wealthy man who supplied food and provisions to King David during Absalom's revolt (2 Samuel 17:27). When David offered to bring him to Jerusalem, Barzillai, being eighty years old, declined (2 Samuel 19:33). David later charged Solomon to show kindness to his sons (1 Kings 2:7).
Also pronounced
bahr-ZIL-eye
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