What does "lemuel" mean?

A king mentioned in the Proverbs.

How do you pronounce "lemuel"?

Pronounced //ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l//.

Common synonyms include: biblical character, biblical figure, current usage, given name, modern given name, naming usage.

/ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/ name

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Proper Noun

1
A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
"The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him."
2
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
"THE Author of theſe Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my antient and intimate Friend; there is likewiſe ſome Relation between us by the Mother's Side."
3
A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph. Mormonism

"The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him."

From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).