Lexicon
מְחוּיָאֵל
me.chu.ya.el
H4232
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Mehujael

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Hebrew
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me.chu.ya.el is a personal name appearing in a lineage as the father of Methushael.

The supplied occurrence presents this noun proper as a personal name within a lineage: it identifies the person fathered by Irad and named as Methushael’s father in Genesis 4:18.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a lineage · dominant

    In Genesis 4:18, the two supplied noun-proper forms occur in the sequence naming Irad, this person, Methushael, and Lamech. The APB renders the lineage clause, “Irad fathered Mehujael; Mehujael fathered Methushael.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 4:18, the APB presents the name twice in the lineage wording “Irad fathered Mehujael; Mehujael fathered Methushael.” The verse is read as a whole, but its repeated name corresponds to the two supplied forms.

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