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Methuselah — antediluvian patriarch, son of Enoch, grandfather of Noah; the longest-lived person in Scripture (969 years).
The proper name of the famous antediluvian patriarch in the line of Seth, son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah. Methuselah lived 969 years, making him the longest-lived individual recorded in Scripture (Gen 5:27). His name may mean 'man of the dart' or derive from a Babylonian source. All six occurrences cluster in the genealogy of Genesis 5:21-27, with one parallel in 1 Chronicles 1:3. The Septuagint renders it Mathousala, while French and German preserve close transliterations (Methushelach, Methuschelach), reflecting wide familiarity with this iconic figure across Western traditions.
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Senses
1. Methushelach — The proper name Methuselah (Hebrew Methushelach), designating the son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah in the Sethite genealogy. His extraordinary lifespan of 969 years (Gen 5:27) has made his name proverbial for longevity across many cultures. The etymology is debated — possibly 'man of the dart/weapon' or a Babylonian loanword. The LXX Mathousala and the consistent transliterations across Spanish (Metusalaj), French, and German confirm universal recognition of this patriarch. 6×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["مَتوشالَح", "مَتُوشَالَحَ", "مَتُوشَالَحُ"]·ben["মথূশ৆লহ", "মথূশ৆লহের", "মথূশেলহ"]·DE["Methuschelach", "Methuschelachs", "[מתושלח]"]·EN["Methushelach"]·FR["Methushelach", "Méthushélach"]·heb["מתושלח"]·HI["मतूशेलह", "मेतूशेलह", "मेतूशेलह-के", "मेतूशेलह-को"]·ID["Metusalah", "Metusyelah"]·IT["Methushelach", "Metusela"]·jav["Metusela", "Métusélah"]·KO["메투셀라", "메투셀라-가", "메투셀라-의", "므두셀라"]·PT["Metusalém", "Metushelach", "de-Metusalém"]·RU["Метушелах", "Мефусал", "Мефусала"]·ES["Metusalaj"]·SW["Methusela"]·TR["Metuşelah", "Metuşelah'ı", "Metuşelah'ın"]·urd["متوشالح", "متوشالح-کے", "متوشلح"]
Gen 5:21, Gen 5:22, Gen 5:25, Gen 5:26, Gen 5:27, 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
† מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח n.pr.m. descendant of Seth (? man of the dart: more prob. Bab.; see conj. in HomPSBA 1893, 243 ff.);—מ׳ Gn 5:22, 25, 26, 27 (P), 1 Ch 1:3, מְתוּשָׁ֑לַח Gn 5:21 (P). 𝔊 Μαθουσαλα.