Mehetabel

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Mehetabel: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

wife of King Hadar of Edom; daughter of Matred
grandfather of Shemaiah, who tried to distract Nehemiah

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how good is God

Hebrew

Strongs #04105: labjyhm M@heytab'el

Mehetabeel or Mehetabel = "favoured of God"

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

4105 Mheytab'el meh-hay-tab-ale'

from 3190 (augmented) and 410; bettered of God; Mehetabel,
the name of an Edomitish man and woman:-Mehetabeel,
Mehetabel.
see HEBREW for 03190
see HEBREW for 0410

Mehetabeel [EBD]

whose benefactor is God, the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined Sanballat against Nehemiah (Neh. 6:10).

Mehetabel [EBD]

wife of Hadad, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:39).

Mehetabeel [NAVE]

MEHETABEEL, a person whose grandson tried to intimidate Nehemiah, Neh. 6:10.

Mehetabel [NAVE]

MEHETABEL, wife of Hadar, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50.

MEHETABEL [SMITH]

(favored of God), the daughter of Matred, and wife of Hadad king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39)

MEHETABEL; MEHETABEEL [ISBE]

MEHETABEL; MEHETABEEL - me-het'-a-bel, me-het'-a-bel (mehetah'el, "whom God makes happy"):

(1) Daughter of Matred, wife of Hadad or Hadar, the 8th and apparently last of the kings of Edom (Gen 36:39; 1 Ch 1:50).

(2) Grandfather of that Shemaiah who played a treacherous part against Nehemiah at the suggestion of Tobiah and Sanballat, by trying to persuade Nehemiah to commit sacrilege (Neh 6:10-13).