# לֶמֶךְ (lemekh)

Israeli respelling: le-mekh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3929. 10 Old Testament occurrences.

Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs

King James renderings: Lamech.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/lemekh-h3929

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 4:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/18) — And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
- [Genesis 4:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/19) — And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
- [Genesis 4:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/23) — And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wo…
- [Genesis 4:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/4/24) — If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
- [Genesis 5:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/5/25) — And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
- [Genesis 5:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/5/26) — And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- [Genesis 5:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/5/28) — And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
- [Genesis 5:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/5/30) — And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
- [Genesis 5:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/5/31) — And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
- [1 Chronicles 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/3) — Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,