יֵהוּא

Strong’s Definition

Jehu, the name of five Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H1931 (הוּא); Jehovah (is) He;

KJV Usage

Jehu.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the king of the northern kingdom israel who overthrew the dynasty of omri
• 2.son of hanani and an israelite prophet in the time of baasha and jehoshaphat
• 3.the antothite, a benjamite, one of david's mighty warriors
• 4.a descendant of judah of the house of hezron
• 5.son of josibiah and a chief of the tribe of simeon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yêhûwʼ; Pronunciation: yay-hoo'