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Strong H4111H4111Gמַהֲלַלְאֵל

Mahalalel

One of the 2 senses of Strong H4111

Transliteration
mahălal'êl
Pronunciation
mah-hal-al-ale'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12;
son of: Kenan (H7018);
father of: Jared (H3382); also called Mahalaleel (NIV: Mahalel) at Luk.3.37;
Also named: Maleleēl (Μαλελεήλ "Mahalaleel" G3121)

Meaning of the name

Mahalaleel = "praise of God"

General definition

From H4110 and H410; praise of God;
{Mahalalel} the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite: - Mahalaleel.

In the biblical story

Mahalalel

Descendant of Seth; ancestor of Noah

Mahalalel was a descendant of Seth and an ancestor of Noah, living before the flood (Gen.5.12,13,15,16,17; 1Ch.1.2; Luk.3.37).

In the Bible

Strong H4111G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • mahalaleel6

First verses

  1. Genesis 5:12
    And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
  2. Genesis 5:13
    And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
  3. Genesis 5:15
    And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
  4. Genesis 5:16
    And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
  5. Genesis 5:17
    And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:2
    Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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