מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח

me.tu.she.lachProper Noun (Masculine)H4968

Methuselah

From: from H4962 (מַת) and H7973 (שֶׁלַח); man of a dart;

Short Definition

Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; son of: Enoch (H2585H); father of: Lamech (H3929H) Also named: Mathousala (*Μαθουσάλα *"Methuselah" G3103) § Methuselah = "man of the dart" son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

6 times

Appears 6 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
5
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:3
  • Genesis 5:21
  • Genesis 5:22
  • Genesis 5:25
  • Genesis 5:26

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