H3003Hebrewyāḇēyš
יָבֵשׁ
Jobesh (-Gilead).
36
Total Occurrences
5
Books
36
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(n pr loc) a town in the territory of gilead; according to eusebius, it is beyond the jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from pella, on the mountain road to gerasa; site unknown but may be modern 'wadi yabes'
- 2(n pr m) father of shallum, the 15th king of the northern kingdom
Etymology & Derivation
the same as H3002 (יָבֵשׁ) (also יָבֵישׁ; often with the addition of H1568 (גִּלְעָד), i.e. Jabesh of Gilad);
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Yâbêsh; Pronunciation: yaw-bashe'