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Enos was the son of Book of Mormon prophet [[JACOB|Jacob]]. The [[Personal Noun|PN]] '''E<small>NOS</small>''' is from the [[HEBRW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''ʾĕnôš'' "men, humankind."<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']], s.v.; [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] "Bible Dictionary," s.v., ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/enos?lang=eng&letter=e Enos]).</ref> Matthew Bowen argues for a wordplay at the intorduction of '''E<small>NOS</small>''' as son of a just "man" ''ʾĕnôš''.<ref>[[Matthew L. Bowen|Bowen, Matthew L.]] "Wordplay on the Name 'Enos'," ''[[Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies|FARMS]]'' [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/insights/?vol=26&num=3&id=459 ''Insights'', #178, 26/3 (2006)].</ref> | Enos was the son of Book of Mormon prophet [[JACOB|Jacob]]. The [[Personal Noun|PN]] '''E<small>NOS</small>''' is from the [[HEBRW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] אנוש ''ʾĕnôš'' "men, humankind."<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']], s.v.; [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] "Bible Dictionary," s.v., ([https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/enos?lang=eng&letter=e Enos]).</ref> Matthew Bowen argues for a wordplay at the intorduction of '''E<small>NOS</small>''' as son of a just "man" ''ʾĕnôš''.<ref>[[Matthew L. Bowen|Bowen, Matthew L.]] "Wordplay on the Name 'Enos'," ''[[Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies|FARMS]]'' [http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/insights/?vol=26&num=3&id=459 ''Insights'', #178, 26/3 (2006)].</ref> | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Latest revision as of 19:16, 10 July 2023
| 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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