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מְתוּשֶׁלַח H4968
H4968 is the Hebrew word מְתוּשֶׁלַח, transliterated Mᵉthûwshelach and said meth-oo-sheh'-lakh. The King James Version most often renders it methuselah.
What it means
Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch.
Where it comes from
from H4962 (מַת) and H7973 (שֶׁלַח); man of a dart.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Methuselah.
Verses using מְתוּשֶׁלַח
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 5:22 · KJV
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:25 · KJV
And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Genesis 5:26 · KJV
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:27 · KJV
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
1 Chronicles 1:3 · KJV
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Common questions
What does Strong's H4968 mean?
H4968 is the Hebrew word מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Mᵉthûwshelach), meaning Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch.
How is H4968 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it methuselah (5 times).
How many times does H4968 appear in the Bible?
מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Mᵉthûwshelach) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4968 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4962 (מַת) and H7973 (שֶׁלַח); man of a dart.
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