Jared
יֶ֫רֶדStrong’s H3382yered (ye-red)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yered is the Hebrew word usually translated “jared”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:”
Meaning
- Son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth
- A descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
- Son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth
- A descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
How it's translated
- jared 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 5:16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
- Genesis 5:19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
- 1 Chronicles 4:18And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
Hebrew dictionary
יֶ֫רֶד yered · Jared
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.15; son of: Mahalalel (H4111); father of: Enoch (H2585H) Also named: Iared (Ἰάρεδ "Jared" G2391) § Jered or Jared = "descent" 1) son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth 2) a descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
יֶ֫רֶד yered · Jered
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.18; son of: Mered (H4778) and Jehudijah (H3057); brother of: Heber (H2268I) and Jekuthiel (H3354); half-brother of: Miriam (H4813H)(?), Shammai (H8060I)(?) and Ishbah (H3431)(?) § Jered or Jared = "descent" 1) son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth 2) a descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
J'AR, verb intransitive
To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as a jarring sound.
- To clash; to interfere; to act in opposition; to be inconsistent.
- To quarrel; to dispute; to clash in words.
- To vibrate regularly; to repeat the same sound.
All definitions and other forms of “jar”
J'AR, verb transitive
To shake; to cause to tremble; to cause a short tremulous motion in a thing.
J'AR, noun
A rattling vibration of sound; a shake; as a trembling jar
- A harsh sound; discord.
- Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate.
- The state of a door half open, or ready to move and strike the post.
- Repetition of the noise made by the pendulum of a clock.
J'AR, noun
A vessel with a large belly and broad mouth, made of earth or glass; as a jar of honey.
- A certain measure; as a jar of oil.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.