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N-proper-ms  |  11× in 1 sense
Lamech (לֶמֶךְ) — name borne by two antediluvian figures: the Cainite warrior-poet and Seth's descendant
The name Lamech (לֶמֶךְ) belongs to two antediluvian figures in Genesis. The Cainite Lamech, seventh from Adam through Cain, is the first recorded polygamist and the speaker of the fierce 'Song of the Sword' (Gen 4:23-24), boasting of disproportionate vengeance. His sons Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-Cain inaugurate pastoralism, music, and metalworking, making Lamech a hinge figure in the development of civilization and violence. The Sethite Lamech, ninth from Adam through Seth, is Noah's father. He names his son with a prophetic wordplay on 'comfort' (נחם), hoping Noah will bring relief from the curse on the ground (Gen 5:28-31). The Chronicler preserves only the Sethite lineage (1 Chr 1:3).
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Senses
1. Lemekh — The Cainite Lamech, a descendant of Cain in the seventh generation from Adam. Notable as the first polygamist (married to Adah and Zillah) and the speaker of the 'Song of the Sword' (Gen 4:23-24), a boast of excessive violence. Father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-Cain, founders of pastoral, musical, and metallurgical crafts (Gen 4:18-22). His character embodies the escalation of violence in the Cainite line. 11×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["لامِك", "لَامَكَ", "لَامَكُ", "وَ-لَامَكُ"]·ben["আর-লেমকের", "লেমক", "লেমকের"]·DE["Lamech", "Lamechs", "[למך]", "und-Lamech"]·EN["Lemekh", "and-Lemekh"]·FR["Lemekh", "Lémec", "et-Lemekh"]·heb["ו-למך", "למך"]·HI["और-लेमेक", "लेमेक", "लेमेक-की", "लेमेक-के", "लेमेक-को"]·ID["Lamekh", "maka-Lamekh"]·IT["Lamec", "Lemekh", "e-Lemekh"]·jav["Lamekh", "Lémèkh", "lan-Lamekh"]·KO["그리고-라멙-은", "라멕", "라멙", "라멙-의", "라멙-이"]·PT["Lameque", "Lemekh", "de-Lameque", "e-Lameque"]·RU["Ламех", "Ламеха", "а-Ламех"]·ES["Lamec", "Lemej", "y-Lemej"]·SW["Lameki", "na-Lameki"]·TR["Lemek", "Lemek'i", "Lemek'in", "ve-Lemek'in"]·urd["اور-لمک-کا", "لمک", "لمک-نے", "لمک-کی", "لمک-کے"]
Gen 4:18, Gen 4:19, Gen 4:23, Gen 4:23, Gen 4:24, Gen 5:25, Gen 5:26, Gen 5:28, Gen 5:30, Gen 5:31, 1 Chr 1:3
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
† לֶ֫מֶך n.pr.m. (on orig. form cf. LagBN 77; conj. as to meaning BuUrgesch. 102, 129);—ל׳ Gn 4:19 + 7 times; לָ֑מֶךְ 4:18 + 2 times;— 1. son of מְתוּשָׁאֵל (Cainite) Gn 4:18, 19, 23(×2), 24 (all J). 2. son of מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Sethite) Gn 5:25, 26, 28, 30, 31 (all P), 1 Ch 1:3.—𝔊 Λαμεχ.