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) |
|---|---|---|
| יְע֥וּשׁ | Jeush | 2Chr.11.19 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.19
- son of: Rehoboam (רְחַבְעָם) and Mahalath (מַחֲלַת)
- brother of: Shemariah (שְׁמַרְיָה), Zaham (זַהַם)
- half-brother of: Abijah (אֲבִיָּה), Attai (עַתַּי), Ziza (זִיזָא) and Shelomith (שְׁלֹמִית)
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 Rehoboam • Son of King Rehoboam and Mahalath
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Jeush was a son of King Rehoboam and his wife Mahalath (2Ch.11.19).
- A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.11.19;
- only referred to as Jeush יְעוּשׁ;
- son of Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם and Mahalath מַחֲלַת;
- a brother of Shemariah שְׁמַרְיָה, Zaham זַהַם;
- half-brother of: Abijah אֲבִיָּה, Attai עַתַּי, Ziza זִיזָא and Shelomith שְׁלֹמִית.
Jeush is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11:19 as one of the sons born to King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, and his wife Mahalath. Mahalath was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, who was David's brother.
All entries for Jeush: יְעוּשׁ