Lemekh לֶ֫מֶךְ
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| לֶ֫מֶךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lemekh |
| Strong's number | H3929 (H3929H, H3929G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Lamech |
| Occurrences | 11 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (9) |
Lemekh (Hebrew לֶ֫מֶךְ, Strong's H3929) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Lamech”. It occurs 11 times.
Definition
H3929H: Lamech
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.25;
son of: Methuselah (H4968);
father of: Noah (H5146)
Also named: Lamech (Λάμεχ "Lamech" G2984)
§ Lamech = "powerful"
1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
2) father of Noah
son of: Methuselah (H4968);
father of: Noah (H5146)
Also named: Lamech (Λάμεχ "Lamech" G2984)
§ Lamech = "powerful"
1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
2) father of Noah
H3929G: Lamech
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741);
father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)
§ Lamech = "powerful"
1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
2) father of Noah
son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741);
father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279)
§ Lamech = "powerful"
1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
2) father of Noah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lamech (11) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lamech (11) |
Verses
Every verse with Lemekh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 4:18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.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.
- Genesis 4:19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- Genesis 4:23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
- Genesis 4:24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
- Genesis 5:25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
- Genesis 5:26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
- Genesis 5:30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).