Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(father of Mael). A descendant of Joktan, and supposedly father of the Arabic tribe of Mali (Gen. 10:28; 1 Chron. 1:22).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Descendant of Joktan (Gen. 10:28; 1 Chron. 1:22).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
’Abiyma’el
Meaning:
from 1 and an elsewhere unused (probably foreign) word; father of Mael (apparently some Arab tribe); Abimael, a son of Joktan
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
my father is what god? or my father is from God
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
A corpulent father; a father sent from God:―son of Joktan, Gen. 10:28. {Pater pinguis}