קְמוּאֵלQᵉmûwʼêl

Kemuel, the name of a relative of Abraham, and of two Israelites

Pronunciation: kem-oo-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7055

Meanings

1. son of Nahor (Genesis 22:21)

2. Ephraimite (Numbers 34:24)

3. Levite (1 Chronicles 27:17)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 22:21 The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans),
  • Numbers 34:24 Ephraim son of Joseph Kemuel son of Shiphtan
  • 1 Chronicles 27:17 Levi Hashabiah son of KemuelAaron (the priests) Zadok

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).