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ṭāvᵊʾēl טָֽבְאֵלATabeel, BTabeal’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṭōv טוֹב ‘be pleasing’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots: טוב אל
Variants: טָֽבְאַ֑ל, טָֽבְאֵל

ṭāvᵊʾēl pr n m pers
ATabeal = "God is good"
1) an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes
BTabeal = "God is good"
1) a man whose son was either in the army of Pekah or the army of Rezin and whom Pekah and Rezin proposed to make king of Israel
Tabeel = "God is good"

Mentioned in Isaiah 7:6 Ezra 4:7

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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