mehetabel

/mɪhˈɛtəbɪl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"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."
"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."

From Biblical Hebrew מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (m'heitav'el, “whom God benefits”), the name of a minor biblical character mentioned in Genesis 36:39.

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How do you pronounce mehetabel?

The recorded pronunciation is /mɪhˈɛtəbɪl/.

What does mehetabel mean?

A female given name from Hebrew.

Where does mehetabel come from?

From Biblical Hebrew מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (m'heitav'el, “whom God benefits”), the name of a minor biblical character mentioned in Genesis 36:39.

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