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Jashub — the meaning of the Hebrew name יָשׁוּב

יָשׁוּב

Yâshûwb · pronounced yaw-shoob' · Strong's H3437 · a man

Jashub means he will return.

Built from

שׁוּב shûwb (from, H7725) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יָשִׁיב; from H7725; he will return; Jashub, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

Num 26:24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jashub

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles, Ezra

Num 26:241Chr 7:1Ezra 10:29

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