Bible Names

Enos: meaning of the name

Enos means “mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Enos in Hebrew and Greek

אֱנוֹשׁ H583

ʼĔnôwsh (en-ohsh') — Enosh, a son of Seth

the same as H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ);

Ἐνώς G1800

Enṓs — Enos (i.e. Enosh), a patriarch

of Hebrew origin (H0583);

Who named Enos in the Bible

Enos in Scripture

“Enos” appears in 7 verses of the King James Version.

  • Genesis 4:26

    And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

  • Genesis 5:6

    And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

  • Genesis 5:7

    And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

  • Genesis 5:9

    And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

  • Genesis 5:10

    And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

  • Genesis 5:11

    And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

  • Luke 3:38

    Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.