Lexicon / H3929
לֶ֫מֶךְ
le.mekh
  • Lamech

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Lamech

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

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Lamech

לֶ֫מֶךְ n.pr.m מְתוּשָׁאֵל son of(Cainite) מְתוּשֶׁלַח son of(Sethite) .