Mehetabel
Mehetabel proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Mehetabel
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 36:39
- This morning, in my study, praying for each of my Children by Name (as I use to do) I left the Name of my Mehetabel unmentioned. I wondred at this Omission, in myself and blam'd and chid myself, that I should bee so sottish, as having but three children to forgett one of them.1708, Cotton Mather, Diary of Cotton Mather: 1681-1708, Massachusetts Historical Society, page 186
Forms of Mehetabel
| alternative form | Mehitabel |
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Origin of Mehetabel
From Biblical Hebrew מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (m'heitav'el, “whom God benefits”), the name of a minor biblical character mentioned in Genesis 36:39.
Questions about Mehetabel
- What does Mehetabel mean?
- Mehetabel means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What part of speech is Mehetabel?
- Mehetabel is a proper noun.
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