Mahalaleel — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַהֲלַלְאֵל

מַהֲלַלְאֵל

Mahălalʼêl · pronounced mah-hal-al-ale' · Strong's H4111 · a man

Mahalaleel means praise of God.

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מַהֲלָל mahălâl (from, H4110) — fame open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

from H4110 and H410; praise of God; Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite.

Gen 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: (KJV)

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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