A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12;
son of: Kenan (H7018);
father of: Jared (H3382); also called Mahalaleel (NIV: Mahalel) at Luk.3.37;
Also named: Maleleēl (Μαλελεήλ "Mahalaleel" G3121)
§ Mahalaleel = "praise of God"
1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth
2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah