Quick Definition
Irad
Biblical Persons & Places
Irad
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18;
only referred to as Irad (עִירָד);
a son of Enoch;
father of Mehujael.
Strong's Definition
Irad, an antediluvian
Derivation: from the same as H6166 (עֲרָד); fugitive;
KJV Usage: Irad.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Irad = "fleet"
1) son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עִירָד (i.rad) — Irad. A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Enoch (H2585); father of: Mehujael (H4232) § Irad = "fleet" son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עִירָד n.pr.m. a Cainite base