Etymograph

English

Jeshurun

Jeshurun comes from Hebrew יְשֻׁרוּן.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentיְשֻׁרוּןyeshurún
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Jeshurun

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentיְשֻׁרוּןyeshurún
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Jeshurun

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen…”

Today it means

name The Israelites, taken collectively.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew יְשֻׁרוּן / Jeshurun