Enoch

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From Late Latin Enoch, from Ancient Greek Ἑνώχ (Henṓkh), from Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ‎ (Ḥănôḵ).

Enoch

1. In the Bible, one of the few people recorded as being taken by God before death.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 5:24:

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     And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

   Enoch was the son of Awan and Cain; and was Noah's great grandfather.

2. The title of three apocryphal books of the Bible.
3. (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.
   • 1864 Alfred Tennyson: Enoch Arden:

     There Enoch spoke no word to any one,

     But homeward - home - what home? had he a home? -

     He walked.

4. A First Nation reserve in Alberta, Canada; the postal name of Stony Plain Indian Reserve No. 135.

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From Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ‎ (Ḥănôḵ).

Enoch (m)

1. (biblical) Enoch
2. A male given name