Mehetabeel — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְהֵיטַבְאֵל

מְהֵיטַבְאֵל

Mᵉhêyṭabʼêl · pronounced meh-hay-tab-ale' · Strong's H4105 · a man and a woman · also spelled Mehetabel

Mehetabeel means bettered of God.

Built from

יָטַב yâṭab (from, H3190) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right) open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

from H3190 (augmented) and H410; bettered of God; Mehetabel, the name of an Edomitish man and woman.

First appearance

Gen 36:39 And Baal–hanan 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mehetabeel

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

Gen 36:391Chr 1:50Neh 6:10

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