Lemuel

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The origin of the name Lemuel is Hebrew
This is how Lemuel is written in Hebrew:This is how it is pronounced
לְמוֹאֵל lem-oo-ale’
The biblical meaning of the name Lemuel is:
According to:Meaning:
Strong“belonging to God”
Gesenius”Created by God”
Hitchcock“God with them, or him”

In The Bible:
Lemuel was

1. a king whom his mother instructed. The rabbis identified him with Solomon.


The name Lemuel appears in the bible in the following verses:

Proverbs 31:1 KJV
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

Proverbs 31:4 KJV
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: