Lexical Definition

‎לְמוּאֵל‎ Lᵉmûwʼêl (lem-oo-ale') Lemuel ^N:N-M-P
or לְמוֹאֵל Lᵉmôwʼêl (lem-oale'); from ‎לְמוֹ‎ and ‎אֵל‎; (belonging) to God

Lemuel.

• § Lemuel = "for God"
• Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon

1) the name of an unknown king to whom his mother addressed the prudential maxims contained in some of the Proverbs
1a) might be same as king Solomon

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Pro.31.1

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎לְמוּאֵל‎, ‎לְמוֺאֵל‎ proper name, masculine king of Massa (probably, see ‎מַשָּׂא‎); ‎׳‎‎לְמו‎ Prov 31:1, ‎׳‎‎למוֺ‎ vProv 31:4.

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Profile

Male • A king • King mentioned in Proverbs; his mother taught him wisdom

King living at the time of United Monarchy

Lemuel, a king whose wise sayings are recorded in Proverbs 31, as taught by his mother (Pro.31.1,4).

• A king living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Pro.31.1;
• only referred to as Lemuel לְמוּאֵל.

Lemuel is mentioned in the opening verse of Proverbs 31 as a king to whom the sayings in this chapter are attributed (Pro.31.1). The chapter contains the words of King Lemuel, which were taught to him by his mother (Pro.31.1). In her teaching, Lemuel's mother warns him against giving his strength to women and urges him not to drink wine or strong drink, as it is not fitting for kings (Pro.31.3-7). She also instructs him to speak up for the mute, defend the rights of the poor and needy, and judge righteously (Pro.31.8-9). The identity and reign of King Lemuel are not specified in the Bible, and he is not mentioned elsewhere in the scriptures. Some scholars suggest that Lemuel may have been a non-Israelite king or a symbolic name representing a wise and righteous ruler. The chapter concludes with a description of a virtuous wife, often referred to as the "Proverbs 31 woman" (Pro.31.10-31).

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