Mehetabel

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Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (m'heitav'el, “whom God benefits”), the name of a minor biblical character mentioned in Genesis 36:39.

Proper noun

Mehetabel

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Genesis 36:39:
      And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
    • 1708, Cotton Mather, Diary of Cotton Mather: 1681-1708, Massachusetts Historical Society, page 186:
      This morning, in my study, praying for each of my Children by Name (as I use to do) I left the Name of my Mehetabel unmentioned. I wondred at this Omission, in myself and blam'd and chid myself, that I should bee so sottish, as having but three children to forgett one of them.

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