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HebrewH0164Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֵהוּד

e.hud

8Occurrences
H0164Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites

from the same as H161 (אֹהַד); united;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A Judge of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Gera (H1617); father of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284) Also named: e.chud (*אֵחוּד *"Ehud" H0261) § Ehud = "I will give thanks: I will be praised" or "undivided, union" in only 1) Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from ) another Benjamite, son of Bilhan

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֵהוּד appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
7
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 7:10BSB

The son of Jediael:Bilhan.The sons of Bilhan:Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

Judges 3:15BSB

And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

Judges 3:16BSB

Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak

Judges 3:20BSB

Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.

Judges 3:21BSB

And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

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