Lexical Definition

‎מְהֵיטַבְאֵל‎ Mᵉhêyṭabʼêl (meh-hay-tab-ale') Mehetabel ^N:N-F-P
from ‎יָטַב‎ (augmented) and ‎אֵל‎; bettered of God

Mehetabeel, Mehetabel.

• § Mehetabeel or Mehetabel = "favoured of God"
• Mehetabel, the name of an Edomitish man and woman

n pr m
1) the ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat
n pr f
2) the daughter of Matred and wife of king Hadad of Edom

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְהֵיטַבְאֵל‎ proper name, person ( = ‎מֵיטִיב אֵל‎ God benefits) —

1. feminine an Edomite princess Gen 36:39 (P), 1Chr 1:50.

2. maculine ancestor of the false prophet Shemaiah Neh 6:10.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References