ENOS
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Scribe, son of JACOB, and father of JAROM, between 544-420 B.C. (Jacob 7:27; Enos 1:1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 19; Jarom 1:1) |
Etymology
KJV Enos was the son of Book of Mormon prophet Jacob. The PN ENOS is from the HEBREW אנוש ʾĕnôš "men, humankind."[1] Matthew Bowen argues for a wordplay at the intorduction of ENOS as son of a just "man" ʾĕnôš.[2]
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐀𐐤𐐊𐐝 (iːnʌs), 𐐀𐐤𐐊𐐞 (iːnʌz)
Notes
- ↑ HALOT, s.v.; LDS "Bible Dictionary," s.v., (Enos).
- ↑ Bowen, Matthew L. "Wordplay on the Name 'Enos'," FARMS Insights, #178, 26/3 (2006).
Bibliography
- Bowen, Matthew L., “I Kneeled Down Before My Maker”: Allusions to Esau in the Book of Enos. Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 27 (2017): 29-56.
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