Lexical Definition

‎לָאֵל‎ Lâʼêl (law-ale') Lael ^N:N-M-P
from the prepositional prefix and ‎אֵל‎; (belonging) to God

Lael.

• § Lael = "belonging to God"
• Lael an Israelite

1) a Levite, father of Eliasaph and descendant of Gershon

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.24
• father of: Eliasaph (אֶלְיָסָף)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎לָאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (belonging to God; compare Palmyrene ‎לשמש‎: see Nö^{WZKM, 1892, 314} Gray^{Heb. Names, 207}) a Gershonite-Levite; Num 3:24, ᵐ5 Δαηλ, Δαουηλ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Eliasaph • Father of Eliasaph, a Gershonite Levite

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Lael, the father of Eliasaph, a leader of the Gershonite Levites (Num.3.24).

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.24;
• only referred to as Lael לָאֵל;
• father of Eliasaph אֶלְיָסָף.

Lael was the father of Eliasaph, who was a leader of the Gershonite clan of the Levites during the wilderness wanderings (Num.3.24). The Gershonites were responsible for the tabernacle's curtains, coverings, and hangings (Num.3.25-26). Lael's son, Eliasaph, was appointed as the chief of the Gershonite families (Num.3.24).

All entries for Lael: לָאֵל

Related Profiles:

• Eliasaph (child)