HebrewH3058Proper Noun (Masculine)

יֵהוּא

ye.hu

53Occurrences
H3058Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jehu, the name of five Israelites

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H1931 (הוּא); Jehovah (is) He;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Hanani (H2607) § Jehu = "Jehovah is He" 1) the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of ) son of Hanani and an Israelite prophet in the time of Baasha and Jehoshaphat 3) the Antothite, a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors 4) a descendant of Judah of the house of Hezron 5) son of Josibiah and a chief of the tribe of Simeon

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יֵהוּא appears 53 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
38
2 Chronicles
6
1 Kings
5
1 Chronicles
3
Hosea
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 12:3BSB

Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth;Beracah;Jehu the Anathothite;

2 Chronicles 22:7BSB

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

2 Kings 10:20BSB

And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.

2 Kings 10:35BSB

And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.

2 Kings 9:15BSB

but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.)So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”

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