Mehetabel
מְהֵיטַבְאֵלStrong’s H4105mehetavel (me-he-tav-el)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mehetavel is the Hebrew word usually translated “mehetabel”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- The ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat
- The daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom
- The ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat
- The daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom
How it's translated
- mehetabel 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 1:50And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- Nehemiah 6:10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Hebrew dictionary
מְהֵיטַבְאֵל mehetavel · Mehetabel
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
מְהֵיטַבְאֵל mehetavel · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.