enoch
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Enoch¹
- /ˈiːnək/
- /ˈiːnɒk/
Rhymes with -iːnək, -iːnɒk
Where it comes from
From Late Latin Enoch, from Ancient Greek Ἑνώχ (Henṓkh), from Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ (Ḥănôḵ).
proper noun Enochs
- 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.
- The title of three apocryphal books of the Bible.
- 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.
- 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.
- A First Nation reserve in Alberta, Canada; the postal name of Stony Plain Indian Reserve No. 135.
enoch²
Where it comes from
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".
noun enochs
- an iron sledgehammer Each swung cast-iron Enoch of Leeds stress clangs a forged music on the frames of Art, the looms of owned language smashed apart!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enoc, idris, henok, hanoch, henoch, jared, elisha, eliezer, elijah, eliel, eze., metatron, abednego, hebrew, abiezer, elijah seat
Translations
Talk about this word "enoch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enoch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. enoch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/enoch "enoch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enoch.Cite this
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title = {enoch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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