Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4968 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְתוּשֶׁלַח |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from H4962 and H7973 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | Mthuwshelach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meth-oo-sheh'-lakh |
| Meaning: | 1. man of a dart 2. Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch |
| KJV Renderings: | Methuselah. |
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מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח proper name, masculine descendant of Seth (? man of the dart: more probably Babylonian; see conjectures in HomPSBA 1893, 243 ff.); — ׳ מ Gen 5:22; Gen 5:25; Gen 5:26; Gen 5:27 ( P ), 1Chr 1:3, מְתוּשָׁ֑לַח Gen 5:21 ( P ). ᵐ5 Μαθουσαλα.
מַתְבֵּן see תבן .
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