Mehetabel (name) explained

Mehetabel was the name of two minor biblical figures.

• The wife of Hadar (Genesis 36:39)
• A patriarch (Nehemiah 6:10)

The name in Hebrew means 'how good is God' or 'has done good to us'.^[1]

Mehetabel is also a given name. Notable individuals with the name include:

• Mehetabel Newman (1822–1908), New Zealand missionary and teacher
• Mehetabel Wesley Wright (1697–1750), English poet, the fourth daughter of Samuel Wesley (father of John and Charles Wesley).
• Mehitabel the fictional ally cat, friend of Archy the cockroach, in Don Marquis' tales of Archy and Mehitabel

Notes and References

1. Cruden's Complete Concordance. Youngman 1896