25 Methuselah lived for a hundred eighty and seven years, and fathered Lamech.
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Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃
וַיְחִ֣י
וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים
שָׁנָ֖ה
וּמְאַ֣ת
שָׁנָ֑ה
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
אֶת
Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported
Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.
Καὶ ἔζησε Μαθουσάλα ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἑκατόν· καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Λάμεχ.
Καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
ἔζησε
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- Ἔζησε
- Transliteration
- ezese
- Morphology
- proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
- Gloss
- Ἔζησε
- Part of Speech
- proper noun
- Definition
- Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 31
Μαθουσάλα
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- μαθουσάλα
- Transliteration
- mathoysala
- Morphology
- nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
- Gloss
- ...
- Part of Speech
- noun/adjective form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 8
ἑπτὰ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἑπτά
- Transliteration
- hepta
- Morphology
- numeral, indeclinable
- Gloss
- seven
- Part of Speech
- numeral
- Definition
- The numeral seven.
- Occurrences
- 286
ἔτη
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἔτος
- Transliteration
- ete
- Morphology
- noun, neuter nominative/accusative plural
- Gloss
- years
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Year.
- Occurrences
- 657
καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
ἑξήκοντα
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἑξήκοντα
- Transliteration
- hexekonta
- Morphology
- cardinal numeral, indeclinable
- Gloss
- sixty
- Part of Speech
- numeral
- Definition
- Sixty.
- Occurrences
- 56
καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
ἑκατόν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- ἑκατόν
- Transliteration
- ekaton
- Morphology
- accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
- Gloss
- ...
- Part of Speech
- noun/adjective form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 233
καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
ἐγέννησε
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- γεννάω
- Transliteration
- egennese
- Morphology
- verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
- Gloss
- he fathered, begot
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Definition
- To beget, father, bear, or give birth.
- Occurrences
- 131
τὸν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὁ
- Transliteration
- ho
- Morphology
- definite article, nominative masculine singular
- Gloss
- the
- Part of Speech
- article
- Definition
- Greek definite article.
- Strong's
- G3588
- Occurrences
- 80473
Λάμεχ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- Λάμεχ
- Transliteration
- lamech
- Morphology
- proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
- Gloss
- Λάμεχ
- Part of Speech
- proper noun
- Definition
- Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 11
Coverage: Torah
Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.
וַחֲיָא מְתוּשֶׁלַח מְאָה וְתַמְנִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלִיד יָת לָמֶךְ
וַחֲיָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- חיא
- Transliteration
- wchy'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 48
מְתוּשֶׁלַח
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- תושלח
- Transliteration
- mtwshlch
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 5
מְאָה
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- מאה
- Transliteration
- m'h
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 168
וְתַמְנִין
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- תמנין
- Transliteration
- wtmnyn
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 3
וּשְׁבַע
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- שבע
- Transliteration
- wshb'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 99
שְׁנִין
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- שנין
- Transliteration
- shnyn
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 179
וְאוֹלִיד
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אוליד
- Transliteration
- w'wlyd
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 71
יָת
- Confidence
- medium aramaic rule-aligned
- Note
- Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
- Lemma
- ית
- Transliteration
- yt
- Morphology
- accusative/direct object marker
- Gloss
- direct object marker
- Occurrences
- 2463
לָמֶךְ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- למך
- Transliteration
- lmk
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 10
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܘܚܝܐ ܡܬܘܫܠܚ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܘܐܘܠܕ ܠܠܡܟ.
ܘܚܝܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- WXJ>
- Morphology
- W-XJ(J&>[
- Occurrences
- 0
ܡܬܘܫܠܚ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- MTWCLX
- Morphology
- MTWCLX/
- Occurrences
- 0
ܡܐܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- M>>
- Morphology
- M>>/
- Occurrences
- 0
ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- WTMN>JN
- Morphology
- W-TMN>/JN
- Occurrences
- 0
ܘܫܒܥ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- WCB<
- Morphology
- W-CB</
- Occurrences
- 0
ܫܢ̈ܝܢ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- CN"JN
- Morphology
- CN(>/JN
- Occurrences
- 0
ܘܐܘܠܕ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- W>WLD
- Morphology
- W-]>](J&WLD[
- Occurrences
- 0
ܠܠܡܟ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- LLMK
- Morphology
- L-LMK/
- Occurrences
- 0
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Vixit quoque Mathusala centum octoginta septem annis, et genuit Lamech.
vixit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uiuo
- Transliteration
- vixit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 524
quoque
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- quoque
- Transliteration
- quoque
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 773
Mathusalam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Mathusalea
- Transliteration
- Mathusalam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 2
centum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- centum
- Transliteration
- centum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: numeral
- Occurrences
- 212
octoginta
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- octoginta
- Transliteration
- octoginta
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: numeral
- Occurrences
- 43
septem
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- septem
- Transliteration
- septem
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: numeral
- Occurrences
- 397
annos
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- annus
- Transliteration
- annos
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 831
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
genuit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- gigno
- Transliteration
- genuit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 302
Lamech
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Lamech
- Transliteration
- Lamech
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 11
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Genesis 4:18
To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. Lamech’s vengeance
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