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H582 אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) en-oshe'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

human

Strong's Definition

a man in general (singly or collectively)

Derivation: from H605 (אָנַשׁ); properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H120 (אָדָם)); hence,

KJV Usage: another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376 (אִישׁ).

TWOT Reference: 136a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) man, mortal man, person, mankind
1a) of an individual
1b) men (collective)
1c) man, mankind

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) — human. 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · אנשׁ

People | ≈ אָדָם · בֶּן־אָדָם · גֶּבֶר · יְלוּד אִשָּׁה · רִמָּה · תֹּולֵעָה | ≠ אֵל · אֱלֹוהַּ · אֱלֹהִים

human being, mortal = human being; ◄ created by God; ≈ often associated with weakness, fragility, and mortality

DEU 32:26 · 2CH 14:10 · JOB 4:17 · JOB 5:17 · JOB 7:1 · JOB 7:17 · JOB 9:2 · JOB 10:4 · JOB 10:5 · JOB 13:9 · JOB 14:19 · JOB 15:14 · JOB 25:4 · JOB 25:6 · JOB 28:4 · JOB 28:13 · JOB 32:8 · JOB 33:12 · JOB 33:26 · JOB 36:25 · PSA 8:5 · PSA 9:20 · PSA 9:21 · PSA 10:18 · PSA 55:14 · PSA 56:2 · PSA 66:12 · PSA 73:5 · PSA 90:3 · PSA 103:15 · PSA 104:15 · PSA 104:15 · PSA 144:3 · ISA 8:1 · ISA 13:7 · ISA 13:12 · ISA 24:6 · ISA 33:8 · ISA 51:7 · ISA 51:12 · ISA 56:2 · JER 20:10

name

Names of People

Enosh = man; ◄ son of Seth; ► father of Kenan

GEN 4:26 · GEN 5:6 · GEN 5:7 · GEN 5:9 · GEN 5:10 · GEN 5:11 · 1CH 1:1

1 ISA 8:1 NIV "ordinary pen" NJB "ordinary stylus" | RSV NRSV "common characters" NJPS REB "common script" GNT "large letters" CEV "big clear letters"

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ n.m. man, mankind, mostly poet. of individ.

coll. men

man, mankind

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Bible Occurrences (508)

2:7
6:9
1:7
7:6

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