Enoch — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲנוֹךְ

חֲנוֹךְ

Chănôwk · pronounced khan-oke' · Strong's H2585 · a man and a place

Enoch means initiated.

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Strong's definition

from H2596; initiated; Chanok, an antediluvian patriach.

First appearance

Gen 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. (KJV)

Every verse that names Enoch

15 occurrences in 15 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, 1 Chronicles

Gen 4:17Gen 4:18Gen 5:18Gen 5:19Gen 5:21Gen 5:22Gen 5:23Gen 5:24Gen 25:4Gen 46:9Exod 6:14Num 26:51Chr 1:31Chr 1:331Chr 5:3

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