Given name
Pethuel
“God's vision”
Pethuel is used as a given name. One Aramaic interpretation is “God's vision.”
Original Hebrewפתואל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Aramaic interpretation is “God's vision.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Aramaic.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb pata (פתה), “to expand aimlessly,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Pethuel appears in Joel 1:1.
From biblical name research
Pethuel’s family of names
Pethuel has a related form in Pethuele. Pethuel has a related form in Pethuell. Pethuel has a related form in Pethuelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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