אֱנוֹשׁ

Strong’s Definition

a man in general (singly or collectively)

Etymology & 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).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.man, mortal man, person, mankind
• 2.of an individual
• 3.men (collective)
• 4.man, mankind

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĕnôwsh; Pronunciation: en-oshe'

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