יֵהוּא
ye.hu
“Jehu”
Definition
Jehu, the name of five Israelites
from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H1931 (הוּא); Jehovah (is) He;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יֵהוּא appears 53 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth;Beracah;Jehu the Anathothite;
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.
And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.
And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
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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