Jared

Jared
Pronunciation/ˈærəd/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Other names
Nickname(s)Jean, Jaye, Jay, Red, Redd, Jerry
Related namesGared, Gerad, Jarad, Jared, Jeptha, Jartha, Jareth, Jarid, Jarod, Jarrad, Jarred, Jarrid, Jarrod, Jarryd, Jaryd, Jhared, Jean, Jerad, Jered, Jerid, Jerod, Jerrad, Jerred, Jerrid, Jerrod, Jerry, Yared

Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.

Origin

In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the root YRD "descend", because in his days "the angels of the Lord descended to earth".[1] Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for "rose","servant" and "one who rules".[2]

Yared (505–571), a namesake, was an Ethiopian bishop who introduced the concept of sacred music to Ethiopian Orthodox services. He is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with a feast day of 11 Genbot (May 19).

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gollark: Days and score/viewy stuff, you mean?
gollark: My hatchery project will ideally reduce sicknessy issues somewhat, but unfortunately I only have the EATW formulae to work from.
gollark: Also, because sickness is probably defined using some formula from score (V/UV/clicks accumulated using a seeeecret thingy) and time, and removing it would probably cause thorny issues like "when should it be allowed to come back".
gollark: Because the God-Emperor saith so.
gollark: You use ward, which helps them for, what, 6 hours?

References

  1. Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Genesis Apocryphon of Qumran Cave 1 (1Q20): A Commentary (2004), p. 139.
  2. Hess, Richard S., Studies in the personal names of Genesis 1-11 (1993), p. 69.
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