H2585 H2585
Enoch/Hanoch: proper name borne by the famous antediluvian who walked with God, and by sons of Cain, Midian, and Reuben.
The name Chanokh (חֲנוֹךְ), meaning 'dedicated' or 'initiated,' belongs to four distinct biblical figures. The most celebrated is the son of Jered in Seth's line, who 'walked with God and was not, for God took him' (Gen 5:24), a passage that sparked rich traditions about heavenly translation. The same spelling names a son of Cain (Gen 4:17), after whom the first city was named. Convention distinguishes two other bearers as 'Hanoch': a son of Midian (Gen 25:4) and a son of Reuben (Gen 46:9). Spanish differentiates the forms as 'Hanoj/Janoj' versus 'Hanoc/Janoc,' while all traditions render the Greek Septuagint as Enoch.
Senses
1. Enoch (son of Cain / son of Jered) — Enoch (Hebrew Chanokh), referring primarily to the son of Jered in Seth's genealogy, the righteous figure who walked with God and was taken up without dying (Gen 5:18-24; 1 Chr 1:3). Also applied to the son of Cain, after whom the first city was named (Gen 4:17-18). Spanish uses 'Hanoj/Janoj,' French 'Hénoc/Chanokh,' German 'Chanoch,' all reflecting variant transliteration traditions for this single Hebrew spelling. 10×
AR["خَنُوخَ", "خَنُوخُ", "لِ-خَنُوخَ", "وَ-حَنوك"]·ben["ও-হনোক", "হনোক", "হনোকের"]·DE["Chanoch", "Chanochs", "[וחנוך]", "dem-Chanoch"]·EN["Chanokh", "and-Chanokh", "to-Chanokh"]·FR["Chanokh", "et-Hénoc", "à-Chanokh"]·heb["ו-חנוך", "חנוך", "ל-חנוך"]·HI["और-हनोक", "हनोक", "हनोक-के", "हनोक-के-लिए", "हनोक-को"]·ID["Henokh", "bagi-Henokh", "dan-Henokh"]·IT["Chanokh", "a-Chanokh", "e-Enoc"]·jav["Henokh", "dhateng-Henokh", "lan-Hénokh"]·KO["그-와-하녹", "에-에뇽", "에뇍", "에뇽", "에뇽-의", "에뇽-이"]·PT["Enoque", "a-Enoque", "de-Enoque", "e-Chanokh"]·RU["Енох", "Еноха", "и-Ханох", "у-Еноха"]·ES["Hanoj", "a-Hanoj", "y-Janoj"]·SW["Henoko", "kwa-Henoko", "na-Henoko"]·TR["Hanok", "Hanok'a", "Hanok'u", "Hanok'un", "ve-Hanok"]·urd["حنوک", "حنوک-کو", "حنوک-کے", "و-حنوک"]
2. Hanoch (son of Reuben / son of Midian) — Hanoch, the same Hebrew name חֲנוֹךְ but conventionally transliterated differently to distinguish two lesser-known bearers: a son of Midian and grandson of Abraham through Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33), and a son of Reuben, ancestor of the Hanochite clan (Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; Num 26:5). Spanish renders these as 'Hanoc/Janoc,' distinct from the Enoch forms. 6×
AR["حَنوك", "حَنُوكُ", "وَحَنُوكُ"]·ben["এবং-হনোক", "হনোক", "হনোখ"]·DE["Chanoch", "Hanoch", "[חנוך]", "und-Chanoch"]·EN["Chanokh", "Hanoch", "and-Hanoch"]·FR["Hanoch", "Hénoc", "et-Hanoch"]·heb["ו-חנך", "חנוך"]·HI["और-हनोख", "हनोक"]·ID["Hanokh", "Henokh", "dan-Henokh"]·IT["Enoc", "Hanoch", "e-Hanoch"]·jav["Hanok", "Hanokh", "Hénokh", "lan-Hanokh"]·KO["그리고-하녹과", "에녹", "하녹", "하녹과"]·PT["Chanokh", "e-Chanokh"]·RU["Ханох", "и-Ханох"]·ES["Hanoc", "Janoc", "Janoj", "y-Chanok"]·SW["Hanoki", "Henoki", "Henoko", "na-Hanoki"]·TR["Hanok", "ve-Hanok"]·urd["اور-حنوک", "حنوک"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֲנוֹךְ n.pr.m. 1. son of Cain Gn 4:17(×2), 18 𝔊 Ενωχ, 𝔊L Ενως. 2. son of Jered (line of Seth), the pious Enoch, who walked with God and was taken by him Gn 5:18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24; 1 Ch 1:3 𝔊 Ενωχ. 3. חֲנֹךְ a son of Midian Gn 25:4; 1 Ch 1:33, 𝔊 Ενωχ. 4. חֲנוֹךְ a son of Reuben Gn 46:9 Ex 6:14; Nu 26:5; 1 Ch 5:3, 𝔊 Ενωχ.