Lexicon
מְתוּשָׁאֵל
me.tu.sha.el
H4967
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Methushael

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me.tu.sha.el is a personal name appearing in a father-to-son lineage statement.

The term is used as a proper personal name in Genesis 4:18, where it identifies the man who fathers Lamech in a sequence of descent.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a lineage · dominant

    In Genesis 4:18, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the clause between Mehujael's fathering of Methushael and Methushael's fathering of Lamech. The APB renders the sequence, "Mehujael fathered Methushael; Methushael fathered Lamech."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 4:18, the APB presents the name twice in the lineage wording "Mehujael fathered Methushael; Methushael fathered Lamech."

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