H5241 H5241
Nemuel, name of two Israelites: son of Simeon and a Reubenite
This personal name identifies two different individuals in Israel's tribal genealogies. The first is a son of Simeon (Numbers 26:12, 1 Chronicles 4:24), elsewhere called Jemuel in earlier lists (Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15)—a common pattern of name variation in genealogies. The second Nemuel was a Reubenite, brother of the infamous rebels Dathan and Abiram who challenged Moses' leadership (Numbers 26:9). The name's meaning is uncertain, though the consistent Greek rendering 'Namouēl' shows stable transmission. The dual identity requires context to distinguish which Nemuel is in view.
Senses
1. sense 1 — All three occurrences appear in genealogical or census contexts within Numbers and Chronicles. The multilingual evidence shows simple transliteration (Nemuel, Nemuel, Nemuel) with prepositional variations reflecting the Hebrew construct ('to Nemuel,' 'of Nemuel'). The Simeonite Nemuel heads a clan (the Nemuelites), while the Reubenite Nemuel is mentioned to locate Dathan and Abiram within their family tree, forever linking the name to Israel's wilderness rebellion. 3×
AR["لِ-نَمُوئِيلَ", "نَموئيل", "نَمُوئِيلُ"]·ben["নমূয়েল", "নমূয়েলের-জন্য"]·DE["Nemuel", "[נמואל]", "zu-Nemuel"]·EN["Nemu'el", "Nemuel", "to-Nemuel"]·FR["Nemuel", "[נמואל]", "à-Nemuel"]·heb["ל-נמואל", "נמואל"]·HI["नमूएल", "नमूएल-को"]·ID["Nemuel", "dari-Nemuel"]·IT["Nemuel", "[נמואל]", "a-Nemuel"]·jav["Nemuèl", "Némuèl", "kagem-Nemuèl"]·KO["느무엘", "느무엘-에게"]·PT["Nemu'el", "de-Nemu'el"]·RU["Немуил", "Немуэл", "от-Немуэла"]·ES["Nemuel", "de-Nemuel"]·SW["Nemueli", "kwa-Nemueli"]·TR["-Nemuel'e", "Nemuel"]·urd["نموئیل", "نموئیل-سے", "نموایل"]
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
† נְמוּאֵל n.pr.m. (cf. GrayProp. N. 307);— 1. son of Simeon Nu 26:12; 1 Ch 4:24 (= יְמוּאֵל, q.v., Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15), 𝔊 Ναμουηλ. 2. a Reubenite (brother of Dathan and Abiram) Nu 26:9, 𝔊 id.