ʼĂbîymâʼêl — H39

Definition

masculine proper noun

Abimael, a son of Joktan

1. Abimael = "my father is El (God)"
2. son of Joktan, descendant of Shem

Usually translated as

Abimael

Origin

from H1 and an elsewhere unused (probably foreign) word; father of Mael (apparently some Arab tribe)

• Derived from ʼâb (H1)

Occurrences

ʼĂbîymâʼêl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 10:28 — And Obal, and Abimael (אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל), and Sheba,
• 1 Chronicles 1:22 — And Ebal, and Abimael (אֲבִימָאֵ֖ל), and Sheba,