יְרֻבַּ֫עַל
ye.rub.ba.alProper Noun (Masculine)H3378
Jerubbaal
From: from H7378 (רִיב) and H1168 (בַּעַל); Baal will contend;
Short Definition
Jerubbaal, a symbolic name of Gideon
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Joash (H3101); father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at ; 1xJerubbesheth at ; Another name of gid.on (*גִּדְעוֹן *"Gideon" H1439) § Jerubbaal = "let Baal contend" name given to Gideon by his father when he destroyed the altar of Baal
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
13 timesAppears 13 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
12
1 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 12:11
- Judges 7:1
- Judges 8:35
- Judges 9:2
- Judges 9:16
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