English

Proper noun

Methuselah

1. The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.
2. (hence) Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 5:25-26

  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

Translations

Noun

Methuselah ‎(plural Methuselahs)

1. A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.

English

Noun

methuselah ‎(plural methuselahs)

1. A wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres)