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Mehujael — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְחוּיָאֵל

מְחוּיָאֵל

Mᵉchûwyâʼêl · pronounced mekh-oo-yaw-ale' · Strong's H4232 · a man

Mehujael means smitten of God.

Built from

מָחָה mâchâh (from, H4229) — properly, to stroke or rub open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

or מְחִיּיָאֵל; from H4229 and H410; smitten of God; Mechujael or Mechijael, an antediluvian patriarch.

First appearance

Gen 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mehujael

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

Gen 4:18

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