HebrewH5897Proper Noun (Masculine)
עִירָד
i.rad
“Irad”
1Occurrences
H5897Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Irad, an antediluvian
from the same as H6166 (עֲרָד); fugitive;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; son of: Enoch (H2585); father of: Mehujael (H4232) § Irad = "fleet" son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עִירָד appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Genesis 4:18BSB
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
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