Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Meaning & History
Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew. This is the name of two characters in Genesis in the Old Testament, the first being a descendant of Cain, and the second being a descendant of Seth and the father of Noah.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesLemekh (Biblical Hebrew)
People think this name is
classic mature natural strong strange complex serious
Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g2984, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g2984.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026