Seeker2000

From: http://www.khouse.org/articles/1996/44/
How could one explain this?
Are the meanings of the names all correct?

Amaleq13

I couldn't find an explanation of the literal meaning of some of the names but those that I did find suggest the author has been somewhat creative in his use of the assumed meanings. Except where it has been explicitly given in the Bible, the assumed meanings are apparently not all that certain.

Seth ------- Appointed

According to some Hebrew websites, this name literally means "to set in place" so "appointed" isn't exactly misleading but a clever choice of synonym. I was amused to learn that this name also literally means "buttocks".

Enosh ------ Mortal

According to what I've been able to find, the full meaning is "mortal man".

Mahalalel --- The Blessed God

I found a Bible commentary that claims "Mehujael" literally means "God blots out" but I found another that says "praise of God". :huh:

Enoch ------ Teaching

That same commentary and others say "Enoch" means "dedicated" rather than "teaching".

Methuselah - His death shall bring

This is only a part of the given meaning because what was to be sent upon his death was God's judgment. The commentary I referenced above gives "Man of God" as the literal meaning of "Methushael".

Noah ------- Rest, or comfort.

This is also only part of what the name means based on the rest of the passage where the child is named: "This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed."

So what you really have is this:

Man
set in place/buttocks
mortal man
sorrow(?)
God blots out/praise of God
descent
dedicated
his death shall bring God's judgment/man of God
the despairing(?)
comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

Not quite as amazing, though, I have to admit.

Alter

More hidden name messages are found in the names of other holy groups such as the Beatles!!!!

John: God is gracious

Paul: humble

George: laborer (or farmer)

Richard: great reward (or power) (Ringo's given name is Richard)

God is gracious, (giving) the humble laborer great reward!!

And the clincher is, Ringo's given last name tells us what worshiping god gives us: Starrkey. The key to the stars, i.e. the key to heaven!!!

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See, wasn't that easy? You try it!

Mageth

Here's what I've come up with, from http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Gen/Gen005.html#top:

Adam ------ Red (elsewhere, I've seen that "Adam" may mean something along the lines of "the ground")
Seth ------- Compensation
Enosh ------ Mortal
Kenan ------ Posession
Mahalalel --- Praise of God
Jared ------- Descent
Enoch ------ Dedicated
Methuselah - Man of the Dart (or man of the javelin) [see below]
Lamech ---- Powerful
Noah ------- Rest

From http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10048b.htm: