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Meaning of Lemuel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l

Definitions

  1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.

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Examples

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

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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