3815. Lael
Strong's Lexicon
Lael: Lael

Original Word: לָאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: La'el
Pronunciation: lah-AYL
Phonetic Spelling: (law-ale')
Definition: Lael
Meaning: Lael

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words לָ (la) meaning "to" or "for" and אֵל (El) meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Lael in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a unique Hebrew proper noun.

Usage: The name Lael means "belonging to God" or "of God." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying a dedication or belonging to the divine.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names often held significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the parents' faith or circumstances surrounding the birth. The name Lael reflects a strong connection to God, which was a common theme in Hebrew names, emphasizing the importance of divine relationship and identity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a preposition prefix and el
Definition
"belonging to God," a Levite
NASB Translation
Lael (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
לָאֵל proper name, masculine (belonging to God; compare Palmyrene לשמש: see NöWZKM, 1892, 314 GrayHeb. Names, 207) a Gershonite-Levite; Numbers 3:24, ᵐ5 Δαηλ, Δαουηλ.

לאם (√ of following; compare Arabic bind up, or together, III. reconcile, bring together (Thes BaNB§ 65 n. 2); > LagBN 180 who compare be low, ignoble, [plural] common ones, hence לְאֹם properly common, vulgar people).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Lael

From the prepositional prefix and 'el; (belonging) to God; Lael an Israelite -- Lael.

see HEBREW 'el

Forms and Transliterations
לָאֵֽל׃ לאל׃ lā’êl lā·’êl laEl
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 3:24
HEB: אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־ לָאֵֽל׃
NAS: [was] Eliasaph the son of Lael.
KJV: [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.
INT: Eliasaph the son of Lael

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3815
1 Occurrence


lā·’êl — 1 Occ.















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