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mᵊtūšelaḥ מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח ‘Methuselah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from mat מַת ‘man’ and šelaḥ שֶׁ֫לַח ‘missile’
Roots: מת שׁלח

mᵊtūšelaḥ pr n m pers
Methuselah = "man of the dart"
1) son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech

Mentioned in Genesis 5:22, 5:26, 5:21, 5:25, 5:27 1 Chronicles 1:3

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