Genesis 5:25
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
מְתוּשֶׁלַח
Mᵉthûwshelach
Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
לֶמֶךְ
Lemek
Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs
Key Terms in This Verse
חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →שֶׁבַע shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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