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Jared, Jered

“Jared” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(descent). Father of Enoch (Gen. 5:15-20¹⁵And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: ¹⁶And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁷And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. ¹⁸And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: ¹⁹And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. (Genesis 5:15‑20); Luke 3:37³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, (Luke 3:37)).

“Jered” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(descent). (1) Father of Enoch (1 Chron. 1:2²Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, (1 Chronicles 1:2)). (2) A Judahite (1 Chron. 4:18¹⁸And 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. (1 Chronicles 4:18)).

“Jared” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Mahalaleel, a descendant of Seth (Gen. 5:15-20¹⁵And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: ¹⁶And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: ¹⁷And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. ¹⁸And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: ¹⁹And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. (Genesis 5:15‑20); Luke 3:37³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, (Luke 3:37)). Called JERED in 1 Chronicles 1:2²Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, (1 Chronicles 1:2).

“Jered” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father or founder of Gedor (1 Chron. 4:18¹⁸And 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. (1 Chronicles 4:18)). See also JARED.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3382 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yered

Phonic:

yeh’-red

Meaning:

from 3381; a descent; Jered, the name of an antediluvian, and of an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Jared

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a descender

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Ruling; coming down; a descent:―name of two Israelites [JARED], 1 Chron. 1:2. {Regnans}