Meanings
alternative Mehitabel
- A female given name from Hebrew.
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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 36:391 more example
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.
1708, Cotton Mather, Diary of Cotton Mather: 1681-1708, Massachusetts Historical Society, page 186
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewמְהֵיטַבְאֵל“whom God benefits”
- EnglishMehetabel
From Biblical Hebrew מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (m'heitav'el, “whom God benefits”), the name of a minor biblical character mentioned in Genesis 36:39.
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Mehetabel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mehetabel
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