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Mehetabel
Biblical Persons & Places
Mehetabel
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.39;
only referred to as Mehetabel (מְהֵיטַבְאֵל);
her mother was Matred;
wife of Hadad.
Mehetabel
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.10;
only referred to as Mehetabel (מְהֵיטַבְאֵל);
father of Delaiah.
Strong's Definition
Mehetabel, the name of an Edomitish man and woman
Derivation: from H3190 (יָטַב) (augmented) and H410 (אֵל); bettered of God;
KJV Usage: Mehetabeel, Mehetabel.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Mehetabeel or Mehetabel = "favoured of God"
n pr m
1) the ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat
n pr f
2) the daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.39; her mother was Matred (H4308); married to Hadad (H1908H)
§ Mehetabeel or Mehetabel = "favoured of God"
1) the ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat
2) the daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְהֵיטַבְאֵל
mehêyṭabêl
BDB Definition:
Mehetabeel or Mehetabel = favoured of God
1) the ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat (noun proper masculine)
2) the daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom (noun proper feminine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3190 (augmented) and H410
Total KJV Occurrences: 3