לֶ֫מֶךְ
le.mekh
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
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
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- Genesis 4:18 לָֽמֶךְ׃
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 4:19 לֶ֖מֶךְ
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- Genesis 4:23 לֶ֜מֶךְלֶ֔מֶךְ
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 4:24 וְלֶ֖מֶךְ
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
- Genesis 5:25 לָֽמֶךְ׃
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
- Genesis 5:26 לֶ֔מֶךְ
And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:28 לֶ֕מֶךְ
When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
- Genesis 5:30 לֶ֗מֶךְ
And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:31 לֶ֔מֶךְ
So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:3 לָֽמֶךְ׃
Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.