Lexical Definition
חֲנוֹךְ Chănôwk (khan-oke') Enoch N:N-M-P
from חָנַךְ; initiated
Enoch.
- § Hanoch = "dedicated"
- Chanok, an antediluvian patriach
n pr m
1) eldest son of Cain
2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying
n pr loc
3) the city which Cain built and named after his son Enoch (after himself)
n pr m
4) a son of Midian, the third child
5) the eldest son of Reuben
See Greek: Ἐνώχ
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9
- son of: Reuben (רְאוּבֵן)
- brother of: Pallu (פַּלּוּא), Hezron (חֶצְרוֹן) and Carmi (כַּרְמִי)
- Also named: cha.no.khi (חֲנֹכִי "Hanochite " חֲנֹכִי)
- Hanoch = "dedicated"
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲנוֺךְ
proper name, masculine 1. son of Cain Gen 4:17 (twice in verse); Gen 4:18 ᵐ5 Ενωχ, ᵐ5L Ενως.
2. son of Jered (line of Seth), the pious Enoch, who walked with God and was taken by him Gen 5:18; Gen 5:19; Gen 5:21; Gen 5:22; Gen 5:23; Gen 5:24; 1Chr 1:3 ᵐ5 Ενωχ.
3. חֲנֹךְ a son of Midian Gen 25:4; 1Chr 1:33, ᵐ5 Ενωχ.
4. חֲנוֺךְ a son of Reuben Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; Num 26:5; 1Chr 5:3, ᵐ5 Ενωχ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 4:17 · 4:18 · 5:18 · 5:19 · 5:21 · 5:22 · 5:23 · 5:24 · 25:4 · 46:9 |
| Exodus | 6:14 |
| Numbers | 26:5 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:3 · 1:33 · 5:3 |
Profile
Male • Son of Reuben • A son of Reuben, grandson of Jacob.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Hanoch was one of the sons of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and a grandson of Jacob.
- A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9;
- referred to as Hanoch חֲנוֹךְ, or Hanochite (NIV= Hanokite) חֲנֹכִי;
- son of Reuben רְאוּבֵן;
- a brother of Pallu פַּלּוּא, Hezron חֶצְרוֹן and Carmi כַּרְמִי.
Hanoch is mentioned in Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14, Numbers 26:5, and 1 Chronicles 5:3 as one of the sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is listed among the descendants of Reuben who went down to Egypt with Jacob during the time of Joseph (Genesis 46:8-9). Hanoch's descendants formed the Hanochite clan within the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 26:5). The tribe of Reuben, along with the tribes of Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh, settled in the region east of the Jordan River after the Israelites conquered the land of Canaan (Numbers 32:1-5, 33-42). The mention of Hanoch in the genealogies of Reuben emphasizes the importance of family lineage and the organization of the Israelite tribes according to their ancestors.
All entries for Hanoch: חֲנוֹךְ ☩ חֲנֹכִי