methuselah

English - Turkish

Definition of methuselah in English Turkish dictionary: Metuşelah veya Meytuşelam, İdris peygamberin oğlu; {i} çok yaşlı adam; {i} ihtiyar adam; şampanya şişe

English - English

Definition of methuselah in English English dictionary: The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years; (hence) Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age; A wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres); Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age; {i} grandfather of Noah, man who is said to have lived 969 years (Biblical); very old person; very large bottle of wine (holds 6 liters); A bottle of Champagne or Burgundy wine containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle; as old as Methuselah very old. Biblical patriarch who lived to the age of 969. The son of Enoch, he is mentioned in Genesis as a descendant of Seth, the son of Adam and Eve begotten after Cain. He is remembered as the world's oldest human being. He was the father of Lamech and grandfather of Noah; his later descendants included Abraham, Jacob, and David; a man who is very old; bottle size (8 bottles) 6 4 litres; (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years; > For Burgundy wines and Champagne, this is equivalent to eight regular bottles (or 6 liters); An extra-large bottle holding 6 liters; the equivalent of eight standard bottles

methuselah

Hyphenation

Me·thu·se·lah

mıthyuzılı

/məˈᴛʜyo͞ozələ/ /məˈθjuːzələ/

[ m&-'thü-z&-l& ] (noun.) Hebrew Methushelah.

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