Lexical Summary Yehu: "the LORD is He", the name of several Israelites Original Word: יֵהוּאTransliteration: Yehu Phonetic Spelling: (yay-hoo') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "the LORD is He", the name of several Israelites Meaning: Jehu -- "the LORD is He", the name of several Israelites Strong's Concordance Jehu From Yhovah and huw'; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites -- Jehu. see HEBREW Yhovah see HEBREW huw' Brown-Driver-Briggs H3058. Yehu יֵהוּא proper name, masculine (probably contracted from יהוהוא = ׳י is He, compare יֵשׁוּעַ and references; cuneiform Ia-u-a COT 1 Kings 16:23; 2 Kings 9:2 (further SchrMBAW 1880, 277, ZA iii. 3 HptBAS i. 296, 329 Jägerib. 468); compare also אֱלִיהוּ) — 1 king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A often Ἰηου, ᵐ5L Ἰου 1 Kings 19:16-17, (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:2 36t. 2 Kings 9 & 10 + 12:2; 13:1; 14:8; 15:12; 2 Chronicles 22:7-8, 9; 25:17; Hosea 1:4. 2 prophet of Northern Israel in time of Baasha & Jehoshaphat (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A Ειἠου ᵐ5L Ἰου in Kings; ᵐ5 Ἰου, Ἰησου, A ᵐ5L Ἰηου in Chronicles) 1 Kings 16:1, 7, 12; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 20:34. 3 one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 12:3 (ᵐ5 Ἰηουλ, ᵐ5L Ἰηουδ). 4 a Judaite 1 Chronicles 2:38 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Ἰηους, A ᵐ5L Ἰηου). 5 a Simeonite prince 1 Chronicles 4:35 (ᵐ5 οὗτος i.e. (י)הוּא; A ᵐ5L Ἰηου). יֵהוּא proper name, masculine see below יהוה above. |
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