יֵהוּא

ye.huProper Noun (Masculine)H3058

Jehu

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

Short Definition

Jehu, the name of five Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

53 times

Appears 53 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

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

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 12:3
  • 2 Chronicles 22:7
  • 2 Kings 10:20
  • 2 Kings 10:35
  • 2 Kings 9:15

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