le.mekh is a personal name used in genealogical notices, family accounts, and a speech to Adah and Zillah.

The term functions as a proper name for figures named in lineage records and family notices, and it also identifies the speaker and person referenced in the address to Adah and Zillah in Genesis 4:23.

1. Personal name in lineage and narrative contexts · dominant

   All supplied tokens are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 4:18 the APB renders a lineage ending with “Lamech”; in Genesis 4:19 it names the man who took Adah and Zillah as wives; and in Genesis 4:23 the name occurs both for the speaker and in the phrase “you wives of Lamech.” Genesis 5:25 and Genesis 5:28 place the name in begetting and lifespan notices, while 1 Chronicles 1:3 includes it in a lineage list.

   Genesis 4:18Genesis 4:19Genesis 4:23Genesis 5:25Genesis 5:281 Chronicles 1:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Lamech” in genealogical notices, family statements, and direct speech. Its surrounding wording is treated only as confirmation of each verse’s setting.