מְהֵיטַבְאֵלMᵉhêyṭabʼêl
proper name [person]: God benefits
Pronunciation: meh-hay-tab-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4105
Meanings
1. an Edomite princess (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50)
2. ancestor of the false prophet Shemaiah (Nehemiah 6:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:39 When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
- 1 Chronicles 1:50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
- Nehemiah 6:10 Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, “Let us meet together inside the Temple of God and bolt the doors shut. Your enemies are coming to kill you tonight.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).