Lemuel

L1E1M3U1E1L1
/ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/

proper noun

A king mentioned in the Proverbs.

OriginHebrew לְמוּאֵל →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs.

    The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 31:1, column 1
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

    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.

    1726 October 28, Richard Sympson [pseudonym], “The Publisher to the Reader”, in [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page iv
  3. MormonismA character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.

Origin

  1. Hebrewלְמוּאֵל
  2. EnglishLemuel

From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).

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APA

Lemuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemuel

MLA

“Lemuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemuel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lemuel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemuel.

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