What does "enoch" mean?
an iron sledgehammer
Enoch
/ˈiːnək/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: an iron sledgehammer
- Grammar: enoch is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: biblical figure, family name, forename, genesis patriarch.
- Useful contrasts: family name, given name, nonbiblical figure.
- Usage evidence: He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of 'Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.'
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 an iron sledgehammer Yorkshire, dialectal
"Each swung cast-iron Enoch of Leeds stress clangs a forged music on the frames of Art, the looms of owned language smashed apart!"
Proper Noun
- 1 In the Bible, one of the few people recorded as being taken by God before death.
"Enoch was the son of Jared, and was Noah’s great grandfather."
- 2 The title of three apocryphal books of the Bible.
- 3 First son of Cain.
"And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch."
- 4 A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
"There Enoch spoke no word to any one, But homeward—home—what home? had he a home? His home, he walk'd."
- 5 A First Nation reserve in Alberta, Canada; the postal name of Stony Plain Indian Reserve No. 135.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
family namegiven namenonbiblical figuresecular figure
Example
"He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of 'Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.'"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "enoch"?
Common synonyms include: biblical figure, family name, forename, genesis patriarch, given name.
How do you use "enoch" in a sentence?
He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of 'Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.'
How do you pronounce "enoch"?
Pronounced /ˈiːnək/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Late Latin Enoch, from Ancient Greek Ἑνώχ (Henṓkh), from Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ (Ḥănôḵ).
Etymology 2
Named after a blacksmith Enoch Taylor of Marsden, Yorkshire. Used by Luddites to smash cropping machines, Taylor made sledgehammers and also the machine frames which sparked riots: "Enoch made them. Enoch shall break them".