This name belongs to a son of Simeon and appears in the Genesis and Exodus genealogies. Interestingly, in parallel passages in Numbers and Chronicles, the same individual is called Nemuel, suggesting either textual variants or a deliberate name change. The name's meaning is uncertain, though it contains the element 'El' (God). The variation between Jemuel and Nemuel reflects the kinds of scribal variations that occurred in preserving genealogical records over centuries of transmission.