H4105 H4105
Mehetabel (personal name: 'God benefits' or 'God does good')
A personal name meaning 'God benefits' or 'God does good,' borne by two biblical figures. The first was an Edomite princess, daughter of Matred and wife of King Hadar (Genesis 36:39, 1 Chronicles 1:50). The second was the grandfather of Shemaiah, a false prophet who tried to intimidate Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:10). The name itself is a testament to faith in divine goodness, though ironically the second bearer's descendant opposed God's work of restoration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This proper name appears in transliterated form across languages: 'Mehetabel, Mehetavel.' The Edomite princess represents the only woman mentioned in Edom's royal genealogy, suggesting significance in preserving this particular lineage. The mention in Nehemiah 6:10 serves to identify the ancestry of Shemaiah, whose false prophecy Nehemiah courageously resisted. Both occurrences preserve historical memory of individuals bearing this theophoric name. 3×
AR["مَهيطَبْأيلَ", "مَهيطَبْئيل", "مَهِيطَبْأَيلُ"]·ben["মহীটবেলের", "মহেটবেল", "মহেতবেল"]·DE["Mehetabel", "[מהיטבאל]"]·EN["Mehetabel", "Mehetav'el"]·FR["Mehetabel", "[מהיטבאל]"]·heb["מהיטבאל"]·HI["महेतबएल-के", "महेतबेल", "मेहेतबेल"]·ID["Mehetabeel", "Mehetabel"]·IT["Mehetabel", "[מהיטבאל]"]·jav["Mehetabel", "Mehetabél", "Méhétabèl"]·KO["메헤다브엘이다", "메헤타보엘의", "므헤다벨"]·PT["Meheitav'el", "Meheytavel"]·RU["Мехетавель", "Мехетавэль", "Мехетавэля"]·ES["Mehetabel", "Mehetavel"]·SW["Mehetabeli", "mke"]·TR["Mehetavel", "Mehetavel'in"]·urd["محیطبئیل", "مہیطبایل", "مہیطبیل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מְהֵיטַבְאל n.pr.pers. ( = מֵיטִיב אֵל God benefits)— 1. f. an Edomite princess Gn 36:39 (P), 1 Ch 1:50. 2. m. ancestor of the false prophet Shemaiah Ne 6:10.