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    Lamech

    LAY-mek

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Powerful; To make low
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Lamech appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 4:23-24.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    The two Lamechs present a choice every generation faces: respond to a broken world with violence and pride, or with hope and longing for God's redemption. The line of hope produced the ark of salvation.
    King James verses
    • Genesis 4:23-24

      "And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice... I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt."

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