In the bible, Adriel is the name of the Meholathite (1SA 18:19). Meaning of the name: the flock of God. Related names are:
Saul,
Merab,
David (and others ...)
. The translations of Adriel in 5 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Yap in Spanish to
Yap in French!
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. (1SA 18:19)
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: (2SA 21:8)