Definition

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

Etymology

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

Word family

• מַהֲלָל mahălâl
• אֵל ʼêl

How the KJV renders it

• Mahalaleel

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.