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Jehush — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְעוּשׁ

יְעוּשׁ

Yᵉʻûwsh · pronounced yeh-oosh' · Strong's H3266 · a man · also spelled Jeush

Jehush means hasty.

Built from

עוּשׁ ʻûwsh (from, H5789) — to hasten open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5789; hasty; Jeush, the name of an Edomite and of four Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 36:5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jehush

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Gen 36:5Gen 36:14Gen 36:181Chr 1:351Chr 7:101Chr 8:391Chr 23:101Chr 23:112Chr 11:19

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