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Meaning and etymology of the name Lamech
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Lamech 
There are two Lamechs mentioned in the Bible. Lamech the First is the last mentioned father in the line of Cain (Genesis 4:18). Lamech the Second is the father of Noah, the grandfather of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
The word lmk does not occur in Hebrew, so we are left to guess at its meaning. BEB remains silent on he subject, but both Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest relations to an untreated root meaning strong and robust young man. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Powerful; NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Wild Man.
The name Lamech may also be seen as constructed of the particle  (le), meaning to or towards; and the verb  (muk), be low, depressed, or even the adjacent verb  (makak), be low, humiliated. The whole name would thus mean For Lowering; For Humiliation.
The Chaotic Set Theory suggests that in Noah the human-animal mental symmetry broke. The standing of man meant a disparity in posture; all other living beings now being low.
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