יָבֵשׁ
ya.veshNounH3003
Jabesh (Gilead)
From: the same as H3002 (יָבֵשׁ) (also יָבֵישׁ; often with the addition of H1568 (גִּלְעָד), i.e. Jabesh of Gilad);
Short Definition
Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Jabesh = "dry" a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa may be modern 'Wadi Yabes'
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
21 timesAppears 21 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
8
Judges
5
2 Kings
3
2 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 10:11
- 1 Samuel 11:5
- 1 Samuel 31:12
- 2 Kings 15:14
- Judges 21:8
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