חנוך

Hebrew

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

חֲנוֹךְ • (khanókh) m

1. (biblical) Enoch (first son of Cain)
2. (biblical) Enoch (in the Bible, one of the few people recorded as being taken by God before death)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Enoch or Hanoch

Descendants

• → Esperanto: Ĥanoĥo
• → Ancient Greek: Ἑνώχ (Henṓkh) (learned)
  • → Late Latin: Enoch (learned)

Noun

חִנּוּךְ • (khinúkh) m

1. defective spelling of חינוך.