Enoch
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the father of Methuselah.
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(in the Bible) a son of Cain.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “teacher.”
noun
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the eldest son of Cain after whom the first city was named (Genesis 4:17)
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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)
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For Congolese former deputy Enoch Ruberangabo, who comes from an ethnic Tutsi community in the restive east, Mobutu was a leader who "allowed community tensions to fester".
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
There were also call-ups for uncapped 19-year-olds Edoardo Todaro, a centre with Northampton, and Enoch Opoku Gyamfi, a lock currently on Bath's books.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
“It just kept biting me and I was trying to kick it,” Enoch told news station KTLA-TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Some MPs compared Sir Keir's remarks to those made by former MP Enoch Powell in a well-known speech about immigration in 1968.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
“What if there’s no town for fifty kilometers?” said Enoch.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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