methuselah
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Methuselah¹
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From Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (Məṯûšālaḥ). The planet's name stems from the fact that, at the time of its discovery in 2003, it was the oldest known planet.
proper noun
- The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years. And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
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A planet in the PSR B1620-26 star system, Messier 4 globular cluster, Milky Way Galaxy, Scorpius constellation; a circumbinary planet, officially named PSR B1620-26 b, orbiting a pulsar (“PSR B1620-26 A”) and white dwarf (“WD B1620-26 B”).
Similar: Planet Methuselah, Methuselah Planet, Genesis, Planet Genesis, Genesis Planet
noun Methuselahs
- Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
- Alternative spelling of methuselah (“large wine bottle”).
methuselah²
noun methuselahs · methuselae
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A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
Similar: Imperial
- A small pattern that takes many generations to stabilize. The first known methuselah was the r pentomino, but even longer lasting ones have been found by enumerating and testing small patterns. The following, called "rabbits," takes over 10000 generations to stabilize.
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name Biblical character
| Español | Matusalén, Mathusalam |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 므두셀라 Meudusella |
| 日本語 | メトシェラ Metoshera |
| 中文 | 瑪土撒拉 /玛土撒拉 Mǎtǔsǎlā |
| हिन्दी | मतूशेलह matūśelah |
| Português | Matusalém |
| Français | Mathusalem |
| Deutsch | Methusalem |
| Italiano | Matusalemme |
| Ελληνικά | Μαθουσάλας Mathousálas |
| Română | Metusala, Matusalem |
| Русский | Мафусаи́л Mafusaíl |
| العربية | مَتُوشَلَخ matūšalaḵ |
| עברית | מְתוּשֶׁלַח Məṯūšélaḥ |
noun person or thing that has lived to a very old age
| Português | matusalém |
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Talk about this word "methuselah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/methuselah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. methuselah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/methuselah "methuselah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/methuselah.Cite this
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title = {methuselah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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