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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3927
le.mu.el — Lemuel
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Pro.31.1 § Lemuel = "for God" 1) the name of an unknown king to whom his mother addressed the prudential maxims contained in some of the Proverbs 1a) might be same as king Solomon
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Dedicated to God, a king whom his mother instructed (Prov. 31:1-9). Nothing is certainly known concerning him. The rabbis identified him with Solomon.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
