International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Jehu

je'-hu (yehu; meaning uncertain, perhaps "Yahweh is he";1Ki 19:16,17;2Ki 9;10; Eiou): Son of Jehoshaphat, and descendant of Nimshi, hence, commonly called "the son of Nimshi"; 1...

191

Jehubbah

je-hub'-a (yechubbah, meaning unknown): A descendant of Asher, mentioned in1Ch 7:34, where Qere is wechubbah, "and Hubbah," but Kethibh is yachbah; the Septuagint's Codex Vatica...

192

Jehucal

je-hu'-kal (yechukhal, probably meaning "Yahweh is able"): A courtier sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to ask the prophet to pray for the king and the people (Jer 37:3). Most v...

193

Jehud

je'-hud (yehudh): A town in the lot of Da named between Baalath and Bene-berak (Jos 19:45). The only possible identification seems to be with el-Yehudiyeh, which lies about 8 mi...

194

Jehudi

je-hu'-di (yehudhi, properly "a Jew"): An officer of King Jehoiakim (Jer 36:14,21,23). He was sent by the princes to summon Baruch to read the roll containing Jeremiah's prophec...

195

Jehudijah

je-hu-di'-ja (1Ch 4:18the King James Version).See HA-JEHUDIJAH.

196

Jehuel

je-hu'-el (Kethibh yechu'el; but Qere yechi'-el, i.e. "Jehiel" the King James Version, in2Ch 29:14): A Levite.See JEHIEL, (5).

197

Jehush

je'-hush (1Ch 8:39).See JEUSH, (3).

198

Jeiel

je-i'-el (ye`i'el, meaning unknown):(1) A Reubenite (1Ch 5:7).(2) In1Ch 8:29, added in the Revised Version (British and American) from 9:35, where Kethibh is "Jeuel," an ancesto...

199

Jekabzel

je-kab'-ze-el (yeqabhtse'el, "God gathers";Ne 11:25).SeeKABZEEL.

200

Jekameam

jek-a-me'-am, je-kam'-e-am (yeqam`-am probably "may kinsman establish"): Head of a Levitical house (1Ch 23:19;24:23). The meaning of the name depends upon that of (`am) in compo...

201

Jekamiah

jek-am-mi'-a (yeqamyah, "may Yahweh establish"):(1) A Judahite, son of Shallum (1Ch 2:41).(2) A son of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin); in the King James Version "Jecamiah" (1Ch 3:18).

202

Jekuthiel

je-ku'-thi-el (yeqthi'el meaning doubtful): A Judahite (1Ch 4:18). The meaning may be "preservation of God" or perhaps the same as yoqthe'el, "Joktheel," the name of a place inJ...

203

Jemimah

je-mi'-ma (yemimah, perhaps a diminutive meaning "little dove"): The first daughter of Job (42:14), born after his restoration from affliction.

204

Jemnaan

jem'-na-an (Iemnaan): A city on the coast of Palestine; mentioned among those affected by the expedition of Holofernes (Judith 2:28; 3:1 ff). The name is used for Jabniel, gener...

205

Jemuel

je-mu'-el (yemu'el, meaning unknown): A "son" of Simeon (Ge 46:10;Ex 6:15) = "Nemuel" inNu 26:12;1Ch 4:24.The Syriac version has "Jemuel" in the 4 passages, but Gray (H P N, 307...

206

Jeopard; Jeopardy

jep'-ard, jep'-ar-di: The Eng, word referred originally to a game where the chances were even (from OFr. jeu parti); transferred thence to designate any great risk. In the New T...

207

Jephthah

jef'-tha (yiphtach, "opened," or "opener," probably signifying "Yahweh will open"; Iephthae; used as the name of a place, as inJos 15:43;19:14; of a man,Jud 10:6-12:7): Ninth ju...

208

Jephunneh

je-fun'-e (yephunneh, meaning uncertain):(1) Father of Caleb (Nu 13:6;14:6,30, etc.).According toNu 13:6, he was of the tribe of Judah; according to 32:12;Jos 14:6, a Kenizzite;...

209

Jerah

je'-ra (yerach): A son of Joktan (Ge 10:26parallel1Ch 1:20). No district Jerah has been discovered. However, Yurakh in Yemen and Yarach in Hijaz are places named by the Arabic g...

210

Jerahmeel; Jerahmeelites

je-ra'-me-el, je-ra'-me-el-its (yerachme'el, "may God have compassion!"):(1) In1Ch 2:9,25,26,27,33,42, he is described as the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah b...

211

Jerechu; Jerechus

jer'-e-ku, jer'-e-kus the King James Version (1 Esdras 5:22).SeeJERICHO.

212

Jered

je'-red (yeredh, "descent"): A Judahite, father of Gedor (1Ch 4:18).See alsoJARED.

213

Jeremai

jer'-e-mi, jer-e-ma'-i (yeremay, meaning unknown): One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:33).See JEREMIAS (1 Esdras 9:34).

214

Jeremiah (1)

jer-e-mi'-a(a) yirmeyahu, or(b) shorter form, yirmeyah, both differently explained as "Yah establishes (so Giesebrecht), whom Yahweh casts," i.e. possibly, as Gesenius suggests,...

215

Jeremiah (2)

jer-e-mi'-a:1. Name and Person2. Life of Jeremiah3. The Personal Character of Jeremiah4. The Prophecies of Jeremiah5. The Book of Jeremiah6. Authenticity and Integrity of the Bo...

216

Jeremiah, Epistle Of

See JEREMY, THE EPISTLE OF.