Midvash

נְמוּאֵלNᵉmûwʼêl

Nemuel, the name of two Israelites

Pronunciation: nem-oo-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5241

Meanings

1. son of Simeon (Numbers 26:12; 1 Chronicles 4:24; Genesis 46:10)

2. a Reubenite (brother of Dathan and Abiram) (Numbers 26:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 26:9 and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the Lord.
  • Numbers 26:12 These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel. The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin. The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, and Shaul.

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).