Enoch

[ ee-nuhk ]

noun

1. the father of Methuselah. Genesis 5:22.
2. a son of Cain. Genesis 4:17.
3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “teacher.”

Enoch

/ ˈiːnɒk /

noun

1. the eldest son of Cain after whom the first city was named (Genesis 4:17)
2. the father of Methuselah: said to have walked with God and to have been taken by God at the end of his earthly life (Genesis 5:24)

Example Sentences

But as Seth, still more ancient than he, had left books to the Hebrews, they might boast of having some from Enoch also.

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Enoch must have been a very ancient writer, since, according to the Jews, he lived in the seventh generation before the deluge.

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The Colonel, from his seat in front of the store, like Enoch Arden patiently watching for a sail, grew more despondent each day.

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I shouldn't wonder if he takes the matter of Enoch's getting into heaven without dying.

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Still his desire is to attain the degree of Enoch or Elijah, and to be fit for the association of angels.

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