Strong’s H39 · Hebrew

אֲבִימָאֵל
ʼĂbîymâʼêl
ab-ee-maw-ale'

Definition

Abimael, a son of Joktan

Etymology

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

Where the KJV renders it

  • Abimael

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