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 timesAppears 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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