Strong's Hebrew · H4111

H4111 Mahălalʼêl

מַהֲלַלְאֵל

mah-hal-al-ale'

Mahalalel

Looking for Greek G4111 plássō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4111. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

Mahălalʼêl appears 7 times in Scripture, in Genesis, 1 Chronicles and Nehemiah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite

In the King James Version

Mahalaleel.

Derivation

from H4110 (מַהֲלָל) and H410 (אֵל); praise of God;

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Genesis 5:17

“So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.”

Genesis 5:16

“And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.”

Nehemiah 11:4

“while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;”

Genesis 5:15

“When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.”

Genesis 5:13

“And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.”

1 Chronicles 1:2

“Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,”

Genesis 5:12

“When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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