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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Abimael
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Abimael 
Abimael is one of many sons of Joktan, the brother of Peleg (Genesis 10:28), and Peleg is the ancestor of Abraham. The Joktanites are the last mentioned Shemite generation before the tower of Babel is built.
The name Abimael is a compilation of three elements:
1) Abi, from the Hebrew word  (ab), meaning basically father (see Abba), but with applications beyond the contemporary use of father. Many times `ab is used as counselor or judge (Genesis 45:8; 2 Kings 2:12). Abi (with yod) appears frequently in connection with names of places to express the lord of a country, city or village.
2) The `ma' of the name may come from the Hebrew preposition  (me), meaning what; most often inquiring about a name (what's your name?) or  (mi), who?
3)  (El), the common abbreviation of the word  , Elohim, denoting the genus God.
BDB Theological Dictionary reads A Father Is El, NOBS Study Bible Name List reads God Is Father, but both fail take into account the me particle. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names proposes My Father From God. Abarim Publications' translation: What A Father Is God (with or without a question or exclamation mark)!
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