Midvash

מַהֲלַלְאֵלMahălalʼêl

proper name, masculine: praise of God

Pronunciation: mah-hal-al-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4111

Meanings

1. great-grandson of Seth (Genesis 5:12; Genesis 5:13; Genesis 5:15)

2. a man of Judah (Nehemiah 11:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 5:12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
  • Genesis 5:13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
  • Genesis 5:16 After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
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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).