Irad — the meaning of the Hebrew name עִירָד

עִירָד

ʻÎyrâd · pronounced ee-rawd' · Strong's H5897 · a man

Irad means fugitive.

Built from

עֲרָד ʻĂrâd (the same as, H6166) — fugitive open in the lexicon ›

from the same as H6166; fugitive; Irad, an antediluvian.

Gen 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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