Lexicon
קְמוּאֵל
qe.mu.el
H7055
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Kemuel

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

qe.mu.el is a personal name used for men identified by family, tribe, or office in Scripture.

The term is used as a proper personal name: one man is named among a family line, another is identified as the father of Aram, and another is named as a tribal leader.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family and leadership identifications · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in all three verses. In Genesis 22:21 the APB renders a family list including “Kemuel the father of Aram”; in Numbers 34:24 it names “the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan,” and in 1 Chronicles 27:17 it identifies Hashabiah as “son of Kemuel.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Kemuel” in each occurrence, within family identification in Genesis 22:21 and 1 Chronicles 27:17 and an official designation in Numbers 34:24. As a translation.

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Across Scripture