Lexicon
פְּתוּאֵל
pe.tu.el
H6602
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Pethuel

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pe.tu.el is the proper name used to identify Joel as Pethuel's son.

The attested use is a proper name in Joel 1:1, where it identifies the father in the designation of Joel as his son.

Senses in use

  1. Father named in Joel's identification · dominant

    In Joel 1:1, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the phrase identifying Joel as a son; the APB renders the verse, "The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joel 1:1, the APB presents the name in the phrase "Joel son of Pethuel." As a whole-verse translation, it does not separately align each English word to the Hebrew form.

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