A name from Scripture
Lamech
LAY-mek
Meaning
Powerful; To make low
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
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.
Verses · King James Version
“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.”
Genesis 4:23-24
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands.”
Genesis 5:29