Word Study · Strong's H4967 · Hebrew
מְתוּשָׁאֵל
Methushael
meth-oo-shaw-ale'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mᵉthûwshâʼêl
“Methusael, an antediluvian patriarch”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Methusael, an antediluvian patriarch
Rendered in the KJV as
Methusael.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל1
- מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל1
How it is rendered · 2
- and Methushael1
- Methushael1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name)1
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- HC/Npm · 1
- HNpm · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 4:18מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לmetushaelproper noun (a name)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.here: Methushael
- Genesis 4:18וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לumetushaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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.here: and Methushael