Strong H4967מְתוּשָׁאֵל

Methushael

Transliteration: methûshâ'êl
Pronunciation: meth-oo-shaw-ale'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H4962 and {H410 } with the relative interposed;
man who (is) of God;
{Methushael} an antediluvian patriarch: - Methusael.

Meaning of the name

Methusael = "who is of God"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
son of: Mehujael (H4232);
father of: Lamech (H3929)

In the biblical story

Methushael

A descendant of Cain; father of Lamech.

Methushael, a descendant of Cain, was the father of Lamech (Gen.4.18).

In the Bible

Strong H4967 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

methusael1

First verses

Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

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