Ancestor of Solomon's servants who returned from exile.
Hattil
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:57.
חַטִּילHattil
The name means “howling for sin.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Hattil Written by AI
Hattil is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of Solomon's servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. Solomon's servants were a class of people who were assigned to various duties in the service of the king and the temple. In the lists of returnees recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Hattil are mentioned among Solomon's servants. No further information about Hattil is provided in the Bible. (Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:57
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
- Nehemiah 7:59
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.