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An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name Enosh. We'll discuss the original Hebrew, plus the words and names Enosh is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the Bible.
The name in Hebrew is אנוש (enosh, Strong's #583), meaning "man." This word/name comes from the root אנש ( A.N.Sh , Strong's #605) meaning "mortal" in the sense of weak and sick. The word/name enosh is closely related to the Hebrew word איש ( iysh , Strong's #376) also meaning "man."
Enos or Enosh (Hebrew: אֱנוֹשׁ ʾĔnōš; "mortal man"; Arabic: أَنُوش/يَانِش, romanized: Yāniš/’Anūš; Greek: Ἐνώς Enṓs; Ge'ez: ሄኖስ Henos) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
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.
Discover the meaning of Enos in the Bible. Study the definition of Enos with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
Original Word: אֱנוֹשׁ. Part of Speech: Noun Masculine. Transliteration: enosh. Pronunciation: eh-NOHSH. Phonetic Spelling: (en-oshe') Definition: Man, mankind, mortal. Meaning: a man. Word Origin: Derived from the root אָנַשׁ (anash), meaning "to be weak" or "to be sick."
Ibn Ezra: Huchal comes from the Hebrew word hischil, which means “to begin.” “Then people began to call in the name of the L‑rd.” It was in the times of Enosh that people began engaging in the practice of prayer, calling out to the name of G‑d.
