583. Enosh

Strong's Lexicon

Enosh: Enosh

Original Word: אֱנוֹשׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Enowsh
Pronunciation: eh-NOHSH
Phonetic Spelling: (en-ohsh')
Definition: Enosh
Meaning: Enosh

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אֱנוֹשׁ (enosh), meaning "man" or "mortal."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1801 (Ἐνώς, Enos): The Greek transliteration of Enosh, used in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

Usage: Enosh is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific individual, the grandson of Adam and the son of Seth. The name Enosh is often associated with the concept of human frailty and mortality, reflecting the broader meaning of the root word from which it is derived.

Cultural and Historical Background: Enosh is a significant figure in the genealogical records of Genesis. He is noted as part of the godly lineage from Adam through Seth, which is distinct from the line of Cain. The time of Enosh is marked by a notable development in human spirituality, as it is during his days that people began to call upon the name of the LORD (Genesis 4:26). This suggests a period of renewed or intensified worship and recognition of God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
"man," a son of Seth
NASB Translation
Enosh (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֱנוֺשׁ proper name, masculine son of Seth Genesis 4:26; Genesis 5:6,7,9,10,11; 1 Chronicles 1:1.

III. אנשׁ (soft, delicate, compare Arabic , id., see Lag^{BN 68} Dl^{Pr 160}, also below I. אנשׁ; but compare Nö^{ZMG 1886, 739} who derives this meaning from feminine).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Enos

The same as 'enowsh; Enosh, a son of Seth; --Enos.

see HEBREW 'enowsh

Forms and Transliterations

אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אֱנ֔וֹשׁ אֱנ֖וֹשׁ אֱנ֗וֹשׁ אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ אנוש אנוש׃ ’ĕ·nō·wōš ’ĕnōwōš eNoosh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 4:26
HEB: אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל
NAS: his name Enosh. Then
KJV: his name Enos: then began men
INT: called his name Enosh Then began

Genesis 5:6
HEB: וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
NAS: years, and became the father of Enosh.
KJV: years, and begat Enos:
INT: years and became of Enosh

Genesis 5:7
HEB: הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ אֱנ֔וֹשׁ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים
NAS: the father of Enosh, and he had
KJV: after he begat Enos eight hundred
INT: after became of Enosh and seven years

Genesis 5:9
HEB: וַֽיְחִ֥י אֱנ֖וֹשׁ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: Enosh lived ninety
KJV: And Enos lived ninety
INT: lived Enosh ninety years

Genesis 5:10
HEB: וַֽיְחִ֣י אֱנ֗וֹשׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ
NAS: Then Enosh lived eight
KJV: And Enos lived after
INT: lived Enosh after became

Genesis 5:11
HEB: כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י אֱנ֔וֹשׁ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים
NAS: the days of Enosh were nine
KJV: And all the days of Enos were nine
INT: all the days of Enosh and five years

1 Chronicles 1:1
HEB: אָדָ֥ם שֵׁ֖ת אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
NAS: Adam, Seth, Enosh,
KJV: Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
INT: Adam Seth Enosh

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 583
7 Occurrences

’ĕ·nō·wōš — 7 Occ.