H4105H

מְהֵיטַבְאֵל

me.he.tav.elN:N-M-P

Mehetabel

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.10; father of: Delaiah (H1806J) § 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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מְהֵיטַבְאֵל proper name, person ( = מֵיטִיב אֵל God benefits) —

1. feminine an Edomite princess Gen 36:39 (P), 1Chr 1:50.
2. maculine ancestor of the false prophet Shemaiah Neh 6:10.


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