Metushael מְתוּשָׁאֵל
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| מְתוּשָׁאֵל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | metushael |
| Strong's number | H4967 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Methushael |
| Occurrences | 2 in 1 verse |
Metushael (Hebrew מְתוּשָׁאֵל, Strong's H4967) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Methushael”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
son of: Mehujael (H4232);
father of: Lamech (H3929)
§ Methusael = "who is of God"
son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech
son of: Mehujael (H4232);
father of: Lamech (H3929)
§ Methusael = "who is of God"
son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | methusael (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | methusael (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Metushael, 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.
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).