Original Word: מחויאל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mechuyael or Mechiyyayel
Pronunciation: mekh-oo-yah-ale'
Phonetic Spelling: (mekh-oo-yaw-ale')
Definition: Mehujael
Meaning: Mechujael, Mechijael

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חיה (chayah), meaning "to live," and אל (El), meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Mehujael, as it is a unique Hebrew name found in the Old Testament genealogies.

Usage: The name Mehujael can be interpreted as "smitten by God" or "God gives life." It is a personal name found in the genealogies of the early chapters of Genesis.

Cultural and Historical Background: Mehujael is a descendant of Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, who is known for committing the first murder by killing his brother Abel. The genealogies in Genesis 4 provide a lineage of Cain's descendants, highlighting the development of human civilization and culture outside of the line of Seth, Adam's other son. The name Mehujael reflects the ancient Hebrew practice of theophoric naming, where names often included references to God, indicating a cultural acknowledgment of divine influence or presence.

Word Origin
from machah and el
Definition
"smitten of God," great-grandson of Cain
NASB Translation
Mehujael (2).

מְחוּיָאֵל proper name, masculine great-grandson of Cain Genesis 4:18a = מְחִיָּיאֵ֯ל Genesis 4:18b (J; A ᵐ5^L in both Μαιηλ, E Μαουιηλ; compare further Lag^{Or. ii, 35 BN 96} (Μαιουιαηλ) Bu^Urgesch.125). — (etymology dubious; Thes^{Add. 97 perhaps} smitten of El √ מחה; Bu^{Urgesch. 128} Kerber^{Eigennam, d. AT. 91} מְחַיִּיאֵל, or מַחְיִיאֵל El maketh alive; DHM^{MV 10} thinks of proper name, of divinity יאל, — compare Phoenician proper name יאלפעל, and CIS^{i. 132, 4}; especially p. 163 b, = god יאל giveth life (against this Gray^{Prop. N. 164})).

מַחֲוִים see below II. חוה. I. מָחוֺל see חול.

Mehujael

Or Mchiyyauel {mekh-ee-yaw-ale'}; from machah and 'el; smitten of God; Mechujael or Mechijael, an anxediluvian patriarch -- Mehujael.

see HEBREW machah

see HEBREW 'el

וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל ומחייאל מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל מחויאל mə·ḥū·yā·’êl mechuyaEl məḥūyā’êl ū·mə·ḥî·y·yā·’êl umechiyyaEl ūməḥîyyā’êlInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts