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Enoch Dedicated

Enoch is a Hebrew name meaning dedicated, said khan-oke'. He walked with God, and he was not, for God took him — four verses and one of scripture's strangest lines.

Meaning: DedicatedOrigin: HebrewSaid: khan-oke'Strong's: H2585In the KJV: 11 verses

Where the name comes from

חֲנוֹךְ Chănôwk — Chanok, an antediluvian patriach. Strong's H2585 derives it: from H2596 (חָנַךְ); initiated.

Enoch in Scripture

The name appears in 11 verses, first at Genesis 4:17.

Genesis 4:17 · KJV

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Genesis 4:18 · KJV

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

Genesis 5:18 · KJV

And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

Genesis 5:19 · KJV

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:21 · KJV

And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

Genesis 5:22 · KJV

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:23 · KJV

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Genesis 5:24 · KJV

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Luke 3:37 · KJV

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Hebrews 11:5 · KJV

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Jude 1:14 · KJV

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Who bore the name

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