H5897: עִירָד
ʻÎyrâd · pronounced ee-rawd' · “Irad”
Definition
Irad, an antediluvian
KJV translates it as: Irad.
Word origin: from the same as H6166 (עֲרָד); fugitive;
Extended definition
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
son of: Enoch (H2585);
father of: Mehujael (H4232)
§ Irad = "fleet"
son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael
son of: Enoch (H2585);
father of: Mehujael (H4232)
§ Irad = "fleet"
son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5897 is translated
- irad ×2
Bible verses with H5897 (ʻÎyrâd)
ʻîyrâd appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.