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ΜΑΘΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ, μαθθουσαλα

MATHTHOUSALA, maththousala

Sounds Like: MAHT-thoo-SAH-lah

Translations: Methuselah

From the root: ΜΑΘΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ

Part of Speech: Proper Noun

Explanation: This is the name of Methuselah, a biblical patriarch mentioned in the Old Testament. He is famously known for being the oldest person to have ever lived, according to the Bible, reaching the age of 969 years. The word is used to refer specifically to this individual.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3148 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • 1 Chronicles — 1:3

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΜΑΘΘΟΥΣΑΛΑ, appear in our texts.

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