ESROM

Jaredite PN

1.

Son of OMER, a JAREDITE king (Ether 8:4-6).

Etymology

Until a possible language origin for JAREDITE can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of JAREDITE names must remain more speculative than substantive.

It would be tempting to see in ESROM the biblical name, attested in the New Testament as Esrom (Matthew 1:3 and Luke 3:33) and in the Old Testament as Hezron (Genesis 46:9), which may come from Hebrew ḥeṣrôn “enclosure” With ESROM, the –om may be a nominalizing element, such as possibly on the name Gershom (Exodus 2:22). (In Hebrew both –om and –on are nominalizing elements.)

Perhaps related to Hebrew Hezron is the Edomite PN Ezer from the root ʾṣr, “to store up.”

Still another possibility is Hebrew ʿēzer “help,” which is attested in Hebrew PNs such as Ezra, Ezer, Ezri, Ebenezer, etc. (JAT). This suggestion would also require the nominalizing element –om.

See EZROM / EZRUM, ZEEZROM / ZEEZRUM.

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