H4111 - מַהֲלַלְאֵל (Mahălalʼêl)

H4111 מַהֲלַלְאֵל (Mahălalʼêl) mah-hal-al-ale'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Mahalalel

Biblical Persons & Places

Mahalalel Man living at the time before the Flood

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12; referred to as Mahalalel (מַהֲלַלְאֵל), or Mahalaleel (NIV= Mahalel) (Μαλελεήλ); a son of Kenan; father of Jared.

Mahalalel Man living at the time of Exile and Return

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.4; only referred to as Mahalalel (מַהֲלַלְאֵל); father of Shephatiah.

Strong's Definition

Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite

Derivation: from H4110 (מַהֲלָל) and H410 (אֵל); praise of God;

KJV Usage: Mahalaleel.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Mahalaleel = "praise of God"

1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth

2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3121

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

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) § Mahalaleel = "praise of God" 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַהֲלַלְאֵל mahălalêl BDB Definition: Mahalaleel = praise of God 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H4110 and H410 Total KJV Occurrences: 7

Bible Occurrences (7)

5:12 5:13 5:15 5:16 5:17

1:2

11:4

Genesis 5:12

When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Genesis 5:13

And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840......... years and had [other] sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:15

When Mahalalel was 65...... years old, he became the father of Jared.

Genesis 5:16

And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830......... years and had [other] sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:17

So Mahalalel lived a total of... 895............ years, and then he died.

1 Chronicles 1:2

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Nehemiah 11:4

while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem. From the descendants... of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;