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Ehud — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵהוּד

אֵהוּד

ʼÊhûwd · pronounced ay-hood' · Strong's H164 · a man

Ehud means united.

Built from

אֹהַד ʼÔhad (the same as, H161) — unity open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H161; united; Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites.

First appearance

Judg 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ehud

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Judges, 1 Chronicles

Judg 3:15Judg 3:16Judg 3:20Judg 3:21Judg 3:23Judg 3:26Judg 4:11Chr 7:10

Other people or places called Ehud

Ehud (H261) — united

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