Quick Definition
Enoch
Biblical Persons & Places
Enoch
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.17;
only referred to as Enoch (חֲנוֹךְ);
a son of Cain;
father of Irad.
Enoch
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.18;
referred to as Enoch (חֲנוֹךְ), or Enoch (Ἐνώχ);
a son of Jared;
father of Methuselah.
Hanoch
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.4;
only referred to as Hanoch (חֲנוֹךְ);
son of Midian;
a brother of Ephah, Epher, Abida and Eldaah.
Hanoch
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9;
referred to as Hanoch (חֲנוֹךְ), or Hanochite (NIV= Hanokite) (חֲנֹכִי);
son of Reuben;
a brother of Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
Strong's Definition
Chanok, an antediluvian patriach
Derivation: from H2596 (חָנַךְ); initiated;
KJV Usage: Enoch.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Enoch = "dedicated"
n pr m
1) eldest son of Cain
2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying
n pr loc
3) the city which Cain built and named after his son Enoch (after himself)
Hanoch = "dedicated"
n pr m
4) a son of Midian, the third child
5) the eldest son of Reuben
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.17;
son of: Cain (H7014B);
father of: Irad (H5897)
§ Enoch = "dedicated"
1) eldest son of Cain
2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying
3) the city which Cain built and named after his son Enoch (after himself)
Hanoch = "dedicated"
4) a son of Midian, the third child
5) the eldest son of Reuben
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲנוֹךְ
chănôk
BDB Definition:
Hanoch = dedicated
1) eldest son of Cain (noun proper masculine)
2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying (noun proper locative)
3) the city which Cain built and named after himself (noun proper locative)
4) a son of Midian, the third child (noun proper masculine)
5) the eldest son of Reuben (noun proper masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 16
