Lamech

E402263

antediluvian figure biblical figure patriarch

Lamech is a biblical patriarch mentioned in the Book of Genesis as part of the antediluvian genealogy leading to Noah.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lamech canonical	5
Lamech lived 777 years	1
Lamech named his son Noah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3963826 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lamech
Context triple: [Enoch, grandfather, Lamech]

A. Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain is the main human antagonist in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as a ruthless king who opposes Noah and embodies violent, corrupt humanity.
B. Enosh
Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.
C. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
D. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
E. Japheth
Japheth is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as one of Noah’s three sons and an ancestor of various peoples in post-flood genealogies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lamech
Target entity description: Lamech is a biblical patriarch mentioned in the Book of Genesis as part of the antediluvian genealogy leading to Noah.

A. Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain is the main human antagonist in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as a ruthless king who opposes Noah and embodies violent, corrupt humanity.
B. Enosh
Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.
C. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
D. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
E. Japheth
Japheth is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as one of Noah’s three sons and an ancestor of various peoples in post-flood genealogies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	antediluvian figure ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ patriarch ⓘ
appearsIn	Masoretic Text ⓘ Septuagint genealogy of Genesis 5 ⓘ
appearsInChapter	Genesis 5 ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	divine judgment by the Flood ⓘ human longevity before the Flood ⓘ
belongsToGenealogy	Sethite genealogy ⓘ
categorizedAs	Genesis patriarch ⓘ pre-Flood patriarch ⓘ
fatherOf	Noah ⓘ
grandsonOf	Enoch ⓘ
greatGrandsonOf	Jared ⓘ
hasChild	Noah ⓘ other sons and daughters ⓘ
hasGenealogicalRole	ancestor of Noah ⓘ
hasSpouse	Unnamed wife (mother of Noah) ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
livedInPeriod	antediluvian era ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Bible
namesMeaningExplainedBy	relief from toil ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islamic tradition (as ancestor of Nuh/Noah) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
roleInNarrative	link between Enoch and Noah ⓘ
sonOf	Methuselah ⓘ
speaksAbout	Noah’s future role ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enoch → grandfather → Lamech ⓘ

Methuselah → son → Lamech ⓘ

Genesis 4 → mainCharacters → Lamech ⓘ

Genesis Apocryphon → focusesOn → Lamech ⓘ

Genesis 5 → mentions → Lamech ⓘ

Genesis 5 → recordsAge → Lamech lived 777 years ⓘ

linked to: Lamech

Genesis 5 → recordsEvent → Lamech named his son Noah ⓘ