Methuselah
Methuselah · Methuselahs
Any person or thing that has lived to a very old ageAny person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
US/məθjˈuzələ/
» Tom is as old as Methuselah.
Meaning
1 senses(broadly)Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
More definitions
- (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
- a man who is very old
Examples
2 sentencesTom is as old as Methuselah.
I feel as old as Methuselah.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (Məṯûšālaḥ). The plFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: Methuselahs| Singular | Methuselah |
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