English Explanatory Dictionary

Lemuel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/

Word forms

Lemuel

Etymology

From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).

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