JARETH proper name of Germanic origin which means 'force of the spear'. It is also given an English origin with meaning of 'descendant'. The truth is that it is of Hebrew origin because in the Bible Yared or Jared is mentioned, firstborn son of Malael and father of Enoch II. Appears in Genesis, ? where it is mentioned that he lived 962 years, which places him as the second longest-lived man, after his grandson Methuselah (who is said to have lived 969 years).