Word Study · Strong's H5897 · Hebrew
עִירָד
irad
ee-rawd'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÎyrâd
“Irad, an antediluvian”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Irad, an antediluvian
Rendered in the KJV as
Irad.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וְעִירָ֕ד1
- עִירָ֔ד1
How it is rendered · 2
- and Irad1
- Irad1
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 4:18עִירָ֔דʾiradproper 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: Irad
- Genesis 4:18וְעִירָ֕דveiradconjunction (“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 Irad