מְהֵיטַבְאֵל

me.he.tav.elMehetabel
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman3 occurrences3 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Mehetabel: Wife of Hadar, king of Edom
  • Mehetabel: Ancestor of Shemaiah, who opposed Nehemiah

Definition

from H3190 (augmented) and H410; bettered of God; Mehetabel, the name of an Edomitish man and woman
Traditional renderings: Mehetabeel, Mehetabel.

Glossary entries

Mehetabel

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 36:39מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙ · was Mehetabel
    When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:50מְהֵיטַבְאֵל֙ · was Mehetabel
    When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
  3. Nehemiah 6:10מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖ל · of Mehetabel
    Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”