A name from Scripture
Mahalalel
mah-HAL-uh-lel
Meaning
Praise of God; The glory of God
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Mahalalel — 'praise of God' — is a name that turns genealogy into worship. Even in a simple list of births and deaths, this name declares that God is worthy of praise in every generation.
Verses · King James Version
“And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Genesis 5:15-16
“And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.”
Genesis 5:17