לֶ֫מֶךְ (le.mekh) means “Lamech” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: leh'-mek Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
לֶ֫מֶךְ · le.mekh · 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
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לֶ֫מֶךְ · le.mekh · Lamech
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
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from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs
KJV glosses: Lamech.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| lamech | 4 |
| then lamech | 2 |
| and lamech | 1 |
| lamech noah | 1 |
| of lamech | 1 |
| so lamech | 1 |
| when lamech | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and lamech | 4 |
| lamech | 4 |
| of lamech | 2 |
| truly lamech | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordAnd Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
Read word by wordThen Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
Read word by wordIf Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
Read word by wordWhen Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
Read word by wordAnd after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
Read word by wordWhen Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
Read word by wordAnd after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
Read word by wordSo Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Read word by wordEnoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
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