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חֲנוֹךְ

𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤊

Chanokhe

H2585 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חנך to dedicate, to initiate, to instruct

Definition

Personal name: Chănôwk, denoting 'Enoch.' The lexical meaning is likely 'initiated' or 'dedicated,' reflecting a sense of being set apart, inaugurated, or consecrated. Used as the name of multiple individuals in biblical genealogies, notably a son of Jared in Genesis and a son of Cain. The semantic range covers the use as a personal name, with underlying connotations of consecration or dedication.

Semantic Range

initiated, dedicated, set apart (as a personal name); Enoch (patriarchal figure); name of other individuals in genealogies

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root חנך (ḥ-n-k), meaning 'to dedicate, initiate, instruct.' The form חֲנוֹךְ is the Qal passive participle or a nominal form meaning 'initiated' or 'dedicated one.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, חֲנוֹךְ (Chănôwk) is primarily the name of two figures: (1) the seventh-generation antediluvian patriarch, son of Jared and father of Methuselah (Genesis 5), and (2) a son of Cain (Genesis 4), as well as a grandson of Midian (Genesis 25) and an Israelite clan leader (Genesis 46, Numbers 26). The patriarch Enoch is described as 'walking with God,' but the name itself does not convey this meaning, only the idea of dedication or consecration. English translations traditionally render the name as 'Enoch,' but the underlying Hebrew does not carry subsequent religious or cultural associations that accumulated around the figure in Second Temple and later literature. There is no evidence in the biblical period that the name implied religious office or role beyond its meaning of being set apart or dedicated. Distinct from the similar-rooted term חנוכה (Ḥanukkah, 'dedication'), which refers specifically to festival or ritual dedication in post-biblical contexts. The name's use spans the primeval, patriarchal, and wilderness narratives, with no significant semantic change.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חָנַךְ; initiated; Chanok, an antediluvian patriach; Enoch.

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Root Family

חנך (ḥ-n-k) — to dedicate, to initiate, to instruct

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2441 חֵךְ her palate
H2593 חָנִיךְ his initiated men
H2596 חָנַךְ he dedicated it
H2597 חֲנֻכָּא dedication of
H2598 חֲנֻכָּה dedication ceremony

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2585-01 חֲנ֑וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one 13
H2585-03 וַ/חֲנֹ֔ךְ vachanokhe HC/Np and Hanoch and Dedicated-One 2
H2585-02 לַֽ/חֲנוֹךְ֙ lachanokhe HR/Np to Enoch to the Dedicated-one 1

Occurrences in Scripture

16 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2585-01 Genesis 4:17 חֲנ֑וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 4:17 חֲנֽוֹךְ chanokhe-2 HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-02 Genesis 4:18 לַֽ/חֲנוֹךְ֙ lachanokhe HR/Np to Enoch to the Dedicated-one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:18 חֲנֽוֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:19 חֲנ֔וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:21 חֲנ֔וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:22 חֲנ֜וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:23 חֲנ֑וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-01 Genesis 5:24 חֲנ֖וֹךְ chanokhe HNp Enoch Dedicated one
H2585-03 Genesis 25:4 וַ/חֲנֹ֔ךְ vachanokhe HC/Np and Hanoch and Dedicated-One
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