Word Summary
Mathousala: Matthat, an Israelite
Original Word: ΜαθουσάλαTransliteration: Mathousala
Phonetic Spelling: (math-oo-sal'-ah)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Matthat, an Israelite
Meaning: Matthat -- an Israelite
Strong's Concordance
Mathusala.
Of Hebrew origin (Mthuwshelach); Mathusala (i.e. Methushelach), an antediluvian -- Mathusala.
see HEBREW Mthuwshelach
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3103: ΜαθουσαλάΜαθουσαλά,
T WH Μαθουσαλά (cf.
Tdf. Proleg., p. 103),
ὁ (
מְתוּשֶׁלַח, man of a dart, from
מְתוּ, construct form of the unused
מַת, a man, and
שֶׁלַח a dart (cf.
B. D. under the word)),
Methuselah, the son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah (
Genesis 5:21):
Luke 3:37.