Definitions for methuselah
məˈθu zə lə, -ˈθuz ləmethuse·lah

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methuselahnoun

   (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years

2. old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselahnoun

   a man who is very old

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1. Methuselahnoun

   The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.

2. Methuselahnoun

   Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.

3. methuselahnoun

   A wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres)

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1. Methuselah

   Methuselah (US: ) (Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח Məṯūšélaḥ, in pausa מְתוּשָׁלַח‎ Məṯūšālaḥ, "His death shall send" or "Man of the javelin" or "Death of Sword"; Greek: Μαθουσάλας Mathousalas) was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He had the longest lifespan of all those given in the Bible, having died at the age 969. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Elsewhere in the Bible, Methuselah is mentioned in genealogies in 1 Chronicles and the Gospel of Luke. His life is described in further detail in extra-biblical religious texts such as the Book of Enoch, Slavonic Enoch, and the Book of Moses. Bible commentators have offered various explanations as to why the Book of Genesis describes him as having died at such an advanced age; some believe that Methuselah's age is the result of a mistranslation, while others believe that his age is used to give the impression that part of Genesis takes place in a very distant past. Methuselah's name has become synonymous with longevity, and he has been portrayed and referenced in film, television and music.

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1. methuselah

   A Methuselah generally refers to a person or thing that has an unusually long lifespan or existence. The term originates from Methuselah, a biblical figure in the Old Testament who was said to have lived 969 years, making him the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Bible. In the context of wine or champagne, a Methuselah refers to a large bottle equivalent to the volume of eight regular-sized bottles. In the field of cellular automata, a Methuselah is a small configuration that requires an exceptionally large number of generations to stabilize.

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1. Methuselah

   According to the Hebrew Bible, Methuselah is purported to be the oldest person to ever live. Extra-biblical tradition maintains that he died on the 11th of Cheshvan of the year 1656, at the age of 969, seven days before the beginning of the Great Flood. Methuselah was the son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah. The name Methuselah, or the phrase "old as Methuselah", is commonly used to refer to any living thing reaching great age.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methuselah

   me-thū′ze-la, n. a patriarch said to have lived 969 years (Gen. v. 27): any very aged person.

Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methuselah

   An ancient who was not like one in a thousand.

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1. • Old Testament
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   • Oldster
   • Patriarch

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of methuselah in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of methuselah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=methuselah
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Methuselah
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=methuselah
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=methuselah
7. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=methuselah