How many times is Enoch mentioned in the Bible?
The word Enoch appears 12 times in the King James Version, in 11 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Enoch 13 times.
Enoch in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Enoch counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Enoch | 12 | 13 |
| Total | 12 | 13 |
What the name Enoch means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Enoch as "dedicated; disciplined".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Enoch
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 4:17, 2 times:
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 1:3: counted in the World English Bible only
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Common questions
How many times is Enoch in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 9 of the 12 uses are in the Old Testament and 3 in the New Testament. Enoch appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (9), then Luke (1) and Hebrews (1).
Where is Enoch first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 4:17: "And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch." The last is Jude 1:14.
What does the name Enoch mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Enoch as "dedicated; disciplined".
More word counts: Lamech, Nahor, Eliezer, Jethro, Rahab, Deborah, Delilah, Hannah, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.