Lamech
לֶ֫מֶךְStrong’s H3929lemekh (le-mekh)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Lemekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “lamech”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.”
Meaning
- The 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
- Father of Noah
- The 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
- Father of Noah
How it's translated
- lamech 10
- and lamech 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 9
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 4:19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of 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.
- Genesis 4:24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
- Genesis 5:25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
- Genesis 5:26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Hebrew dictionary
לֶ֫מֶךְ lemekh · 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
לֶ֫מֶךְ lemekh · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.