Lexical Definition
יְעוּשׁ Yᵉʻûwsh (yeh-oosh') Jeush N:N-M-P
from עוּשׁ; hasty
Jehush, Jeush. Compare יְעִישׁ.
- § Jehush or Jeush = "He hurries to aid"
- Jeush, the name of an Edomite and of four Israelites
1) son of Eshek, a remote descendant of king Saul
2) a Gershonite Levite of the house of Shimei
3) son of king Rehoboam of Judah
Extended Information
- A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5
- son of: Esau (עֵשָׂו) and Oholibamah (אׇהֳלִיבָמָה)
- brother of: Jalam (יַעְלָם) and Korah (קֹרַח)
- half-brother of: Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַז) and Reuel (רְעוּאֵל)
- Also named: ye.ish (יְעִישׁ "Jeush" יְעִישׁ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יְעוּשׁ (also Kt יעישׁ) proper name, masculine (probably he comes to help, NöZMG xl (1886), 168; = Arabic proper name, of divinity. 
, WeSkizzen iii, 171; Heid. 2, 146 RSK 218 (compare Sem i. 43) Nöl.c., yet against this ᵐ5 Ιεους (i.e. 
; not Ιαγους, 
), and יְ (not יָ), LagM ii. 77; BN 133 BuhlEdom. 48 f.); —
1. son of Esau Gen 36:5; Gen 36:14 (both Kt יעישׁ), vGen 36:18; 1Chr 1:35.
2. Benjamites:
a. 1Chr 7:10 (Kt יעישׁ).
b. 1Chr 8:39.
3. a Levite 1Chr 23:10; 1Chr 23:11.
4. son of Rehoboam 2Chr 11:19. — יוֺעָשׁ see above.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 36:5 · 36:14 · 36:18 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:35 · 7:10 · 8:39 · 23:10 · 23:11 |
| 2 Chronicles | 11:19 |
Profile
Male • Son of Esau • Son of Esau and Oholibamah
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
Jeush, a son of Esau and Oholibamah, was a chief of Edom (Gen.36.5,14,18; 1Ch.1.35).
- A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5;
- referred to as Jeush יְעוּשׁ, or Jeush (=Qere. Ketiv= Jeish) יְעִישׁ;
- son of Esau עֵשָׂו and Oholibamah אׇהֳלִיבָמָה;
- a brother of Jalam יַעְלָם and Korah קֹרַח;
- half-brother of: Eliphaz אֱלִיפַז and Reuel רְעוּאֵל.
Jeush was one of the sons of Esau, the twin brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'), and Esau's wife Oholibamah, as recorded in Genesis 36:5,14 and 1 Chronicles 1:35. He is listed among the chiefs of Edom who descended from Esau. As a grandson of Isaac and great-grandson of Abraham, Jeush was part of the Edomite clan that settled in the region of Seir.
All entries for Jeush: יְעוּשׁ ☩ יְעִישׁ