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English
Etymology
From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lemuel
- A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
1726 October 28, Richard Sympson , “The Publisher to the Reader”, in [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. , volume I, London: Benj Motte, , →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page iv:THE Author of theſe Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my antient and intimate Friend; there is likewiſe ſome Relation between us by the Mother's Side.
- (Mormonism) A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.