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- proper noun biblical A
king mentioned in theProverbs . - proper noun A male
given name of biblical origin.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the true guardian of Everness, Galen's grandfather Lemuel, is wary of false alarms.
REVIEW: The Last Guardian of Everness by John C. Wright 2004
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Lemuel is supposed to be a pretty, fond, endearing name, by which his mother used to call him; and so much did he value himself upon the interest he had in his mother's affections that he was not ashamed to call himself by it.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and so it agrees well enough with that honourable name which, by divine appointment, was given to Solomon (2 Sam. xii.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Then he recalled Lemuel's house had never truly existed except in his mind and the minds of those who had conjured it.
The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998
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He received his Christian name Lemuel from his father, as the favorite child of his old age, and as large a share of his property as any of his brothers, except Enoch the oldest, to whom was devised the family seat, with its extensive domain, and where the first custom-house for the district was established.
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1844
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"Lemuel," Doret insisted, a narrowed hard gaze on the other man;
The Happy End Joseph Hergesheimer 1917
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Repetitions denote earnestness. son of my womb -- as our phrase, "my own son," a term of special affection. son of my vows -- as one dedicated to God; so the word "Lemuel" may mean.
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I remember going with my father to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, the VA facility in West Roxbury, or maybe it was in Jamaica Plain, Mass., to spend time with hospitalized veterans.
Jenny Block: Veterans Day: A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor Jenny Block 2011
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I remember going with my father to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, the VA facility in West Roxbury, or maybe it was in Jamaica Plain, Mass., to spend time with hospitalized veterans.
Jenny Block: Veterans Day: A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor Jenny Block 2011
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I remember going with my father to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, the VA facility in West Roxbury, or maybe it was in Jamaica Plain, Mass., to spend time with hospitalized veterans.
Jenny Block: Veterans Day: A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor Jenny Block 2011
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