Jared
English
Etymology
From Latin Iared, from Ancient Greek Ἰαρέδ (Iaréd), from Biblical Hebrew יֶרֶד (yéred). Often explained as deriving from the root י־ר־ד (y-r-d), which forms words relating to descending; some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root ר־ד־ה (r-d-), which forms words relating to ruling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒæɹəd/
- Hyphenation: Ja‧red
Proper noun
Jared
- A male given name of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
- (biblical) A man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 5:19:
- And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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- (Mormonism) The ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon.
Derived terms
- Jar'Edo Wens
Translations
the biblical descendant of Adam
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