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- ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
- קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
- מהללאל mahe
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
He called his name Noah. — This is the first recorded instance, since the days of Eve, of a child being named at his birt…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work. In the Hebrew language, the etymology of the verb נחם…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And he called his name Noah
Which signifies rest and comfort; for rest gives comfort, and comfort flows from rest, s…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Methuselah signifies, “he dies, there is a dart,” or “a sending forth,” namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 9…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes