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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| יְע֡וּשׁ | Jeush | 1Chr.7.10 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10
- son of: Bilhan (בִּלְהָן)
- brother of: Benjamin (בִּנְיָמִין), Ehud (אֵהוּד), Chenaanah (כְּנַעֲנָה), Zethan (זֵיתָן), Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) and Ahishahar (אֲחִישַׁחַר)
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 Bilhan • A descendant of Bilhan from the tribe of Benjamin
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Jeush, a Benjamite, was a descendant of Bilhan (1Ch.7.10).
- A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10;
- only referred to as Jeush יְעוּשׁ;
- son of Bilhan בִּלְהָן;
- a brother of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין, Ehud אֵהוּד, Chenaanah כְּנַעֲנָה, Zethan זֵיתָן, Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ and Ahishahar אֲחִישַׁחַר.
Jeush is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:10 as one of the sons of Bilhan, a descendant of Benjamin. He is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, which is given in the context of the census taken during the reign of King David.
All entries for Jeush: יְעוּשׁ