Nᵉmûwʼêl — H5241

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nemuel, the name of two Israelites

1. Nemuel = "day of God"
2. the eldest son of Simeon
3. a Reubenite, son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram in the time of the exodus

Usually translated as

Nemuel

Origin

apparently for H3223

• Yᵉmûwʼêl (H3223)

Occurrences

Nᵉmûwʼêl occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Numbers 26:9 — And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel (נְמוּאֵ֖ל), and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:
• Numbers 26:12 — The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel (לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל), the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
• 1 Chronicles 4:24 — The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel (נְמוּאֵ֣ל), and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: