יְבוּס
ye.vus
“Jebus”
Definition
Jebus, the original name of Jerusalem
from H947 (בּוּס); trodden, i.e. threshing-place;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
יְבוּס appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.”Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”
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