"Lemuel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (l'mu'él), literally meaning “dedicated to God” or “devoted to God”. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|he|לְמוּאֵל|tr=l'mu'él}} Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (l'mu'él) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lemuel
  1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
    Sense id: en-Lemuel-en-name-padlDyP4
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Lemuel-en-name-WxDpcTb1
  3. (Mormonism) A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph. Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Lemuel-en-name-v4KFdN8C Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 6 27 67 Disambiguation of Individuals: 19 26 56 Categories (other): Mormonism, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 24 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 8 82 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 20 60

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