Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(God’s praise). (1) Son of Cainan (Gen. 5.12-17). Maleleel (Luke 3:37). (2) A Judahite (Neh. 11:4).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Son of Cainan, the grandson of Seth (Gen. 5:12-17; 1 Chron. 1:2). Called MALELEEL in Luke 3:37.
2. Ancestor of Athaiah who returned from exile (Neh. 11:4).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Mahalal’el
Meaning:
from 4110 and 410; praise of God; Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
praise of God
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Praising God:―name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite, Gen. 5:12. {Laudens Deum}