What does methuselah mean?
Definitions for methuselahməˈθu zə lə, -ˈθuz lə
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Princeton's WordNet
Methuselah(noun)
(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah(noun)
a man who is very old
Wiktionary
Methuselah(ProperNoun)
The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.
Methuselah(ProperNoun)
Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
methuselah(Noun)
A wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres)
Freebase
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 Dictionary
Methuselah
me-thū′ze-la, n. a patriarch said to have lived 969 years (Gen. v. 27): any very aged person.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of methuselah in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of methuselah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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