Lexical Definition

‎לֶמֶךְ‎ Lemek (leh'-mek) Lamech N:N-M-P
from an unused root of uncertain meaning

Lamech.

1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah
2) father of Noah

See Greek: Λάμεχ

Usage: 5 forms in 5 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
לָֽמֶךְ Lamech Gen.4.18
לֶ֜מֶךְ Lamech Gen.4.23
לֶ֖מֶךְ Lamech Gen.4.19
לֶ֔מֶךְ Lamech Gen.4.23
וְלֶ֖מֶךְ and Lamech Gen.4.24

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎לֶ֫מֶךְ‎ proper name, masculine (on original form compare LagBN 77; conjecture as to meaning BuUrgesch. 102, 129); — ‎׳‎‎ל‎ Gen 4:19 + 7 t.; ‎לָ֑מֶךְ‎ Gen 4:18 + 2 t.; —

1. son of ‎מְתוּשָׁאֵל‎ (Cainite) Gen 4:18; Gen 4:19; Gen 4:23 (twice in verse); Gen 4:24 (all J).

2. son of ‎מְתוּשֶׁלַח‎ (Sethite) Gen 5:25; Gen 5:26; Gen 5:28; Gen 5:30; Gen 5:31 (all P), 1Chr 1:3. — ᵐ5 Ααμεχ.

‎לְמִן‎, ‎לְמִנִּי‎ see ‎מִן‎ 9 b. ‎לְמַעַן‎ see ‎מען‎ below ‎ענה‎. ‎לֹעַ‎ see below I. ‎לוּעַ‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 4:18 · 4:19 · 4:23 · 4:24 · 5:25 · 5:26 · 5:28 · 5:30 · 5:31
1 Chronicles 1:3

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Male • Son of Methushael • Descendant of Cain; first polygamist mentioned in the Bible

Man living at the time before the Flood

Lamech, a descendant of Cain, was the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible (Gen.4.18-24).

Lamech was a descendant of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve (Gen.4.18). He was the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain (Gen.4.20-22). Lamech is notable for being the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible, having married two women, Adah and Zillah (Gen.4.19). He is also known for his speech to his wives, in which he boasted about killing a man for wounding him and claimed that he would be avenged seventy-sevenfold, in contrast to the sevenfold vengeance promised to Cain (Gen.4.23-24). This speech suggests a progression of violence and a disregard for the sanctity of human life among Cain's descendants.

All entries for Lamech: לֶמֶךְ