מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙
𐤌𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁𐤀𐤋
Meheytaveel
Mehetabel
Personal name meaning 'God does good' or 'God makes well.' The name is constructed from the verb for doing good or making well, with the theophoric element 'El' (God). It is used as the name of both a woman (a wife of Hadad, an Edomite chieftain, Genesis 36:39) and a man (the father of Shemaiah, Nehemiah 6:10).
Genesis 36:39 · Word #14
Lexicon H4105
| Lemma | מְהֵיטַבְאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Meheytaveel |
| Strong's | H4105 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'God does good' or 'God makes well.' The name is constructed from the verb for doing good or making well, with the theophoric element 'El' (God). It is used as the name of both a woman (a wife of Hadad, an Edomite chieftain, Genesis 36:39) and a man (the father of Shemaiah, Nehemiah 6:10). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Mehetabel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4105-01
God-does-good
| Morphological Notes | Proper name (HNp); compound theophoric name formed from a mem-prefixed form of יטב plus אֵל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root יטב (to be good, do good, make well) with the theophoric element אֵל (God), expressing the idea that God does good or makes well. The rendering preserves the verbal force of the root within the compound proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Meheytaveel
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: God-does-good |