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Meaning of Jared | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈd͡ʒæɹəd

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
  2. A man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah.
  3. The ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon.

Equivalents

Français Jéred
ગુજરાતી યારેદ
עברית ירד
Português Jarede
Русский Иаред

Examples

“Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.”
“And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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