meaning of names in geneology from Adam to Noah

Meaning in      Meaning in

Hebrew            English

Adam               Man

Seth                 Appointed

Enosh              Mortal

Kenan              Sorrow

Mahalalel         The Blessed God

Jared               Shall come down

Enoch              Teaching

Methuselah      His death shall bring

Lamech           The Despairing

Noah               Rest, or comfort.

So in a sentence, the first ten names in the geneology of the Bible reads: Man appointed mortal sorrow. The blessed God shall come down teaching. His death shall bring the despairing rest, or comfort.