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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.

Built from

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

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

Strong's definition

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

First appearance

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

Every verse that names Mahalaleel

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

Gen 5:12Gen 5:13Gen 5:15Gen 5:16Gen 5:171Chr 1:2Neh 11:4

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