Mᵉchûwyâʼêl — H4232

Definition

masculine proper noun

Mechujael or Mechijael, an antediluvian patriarch

1. Mehujael = "smitten by God"
2. son of Irad and great grandson of Cain

Usually translated as

Mehujael

Origin

or Mᵉchîyyâʼêl; from H4229 and H410; smitten of God

• Derived from Mâchâh (H4229)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Occurrences

Mᵉchûwyâʼêl occurs 2 times in 1 verse of the King James.

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

• Genesis 4:18 — And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael (מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל): and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
• Genesis 4:18 — And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael (וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל) begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.