Lamech

Father of Noah; lived 777 years

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3200 BC

2300 BC
Lamech

3130 BC to 2353 BC

Original word

לֶמֶךְ lamech

H3929

Relationships

Father: Methuselah Son: Noah Member of: Genealogy of Jesus

Citations

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Where Lamech appears in Scripture

Genesis 4

וַיִּוָּלֵד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ אֶת-עִירָד וְעִירָד יָלַד אֶת-מְחֽוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיּיָאֵל יָלַד אֶת-מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל יָלַד אֶת-לָֽמֶךְ׃

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

וַיִּֽקַּֽח-לוֹ לֶמֶךְ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת עָדָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּֽה׃

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קוֹלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃

And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

כִּי שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקַּם-קָיִן וְלֶמֶךְ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Genesis 5

וַיְחִי מְתוּשֶׁלַח שֶׁבַע וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת-לָֽמֶךְ׃

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

וַיְחִי מְתוּשֶׁלַח אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת-לֶמֶךְ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

וַֽיְחִי-לֶמֶךְ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בֵּֽן׃

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

וַֽיְחִי-לֶמֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת-נֹחַ חָמֵשׁ וְתִשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

וַֽיְהִי כָּל-יְמֵי-לֶמֶךְ שֶׁבַע וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת׃

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

1 Chronicles 1

חֲנוֹךְ מְתוּשֶׁלַח לָֽמֶךְ׃

Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,