Methuselah
Methuselah
Definition
Me·thu·selah (mə t̸ho̵̅o̅′zə lə, -t̸hyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
- Bible one of the patriarchs, who lived 969 years: Gen. 5:27
- Winemaking a large wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 6 liters
Etymology: Heb methūshelaḥ, lit., ? man of the dart, or ? man of Shelah (a Babylonian deity)
Methuselah Quotes
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.
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