Strong H5897עִירָד

Irad

Transliteration: ‛îyrâd
Pronunciation: ee-rawd'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From the same as H6166; fugitive;
{Irad} an antediluvian: - Irad.

Meaning of the name

Irad = "fleet"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
son of: Enoch (H2585);
father of: Mehujael (H4232)

In the biblical story

Irad

Descendant of Cain; father of Mehujael.

Irad was a descendant of Cain and the father of Mehujael (Gen.4.18).

In the Bible

Strong H5897 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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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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