Lectionary Calendar

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter

Attention!

For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3378 - יְרֻבַּעַל

Transliteration

Yᵉrubbaʻal

Phonetics

yer-oob-bah'-al

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H7378) and (H1168)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

Jerubbaal = “let Baal contend”

1) name given to Gideon by his father when he destroyed the altar of Baal

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

NAS (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

HCS (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

BSB (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

ESV (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

WEB (14)

Judges 13

1 Samuel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יְרֻבַּ֫עַל₁₄ proper name, masculine name given to Gideon (according to Judges 6:32, where explanation as let Baal contend (compare Dr^284,4 Kö^{ii. 1,467}); Imperfect ירוב not elsewhere [yet תרוב Proverbs 3:30 Kt, and Infinitive construct רוב Judges 21:28 Kt], hence We^{Sm 31explanation as} = יְרוּבַעַל, √ ירח, compare יְרוּאֵל, יְרִיאֵל (p.436b), so GFM^Ju Bu^Ju Now^Ju); — Judges 6:32; Judges 7:1; Judges 8:29,35; Judges 9:1 8t. 9 (בָּ֑עַל- Judges 9:24,57), 1 Samuel 12:11; = יְרֻכֶּ֫שֶׁת 2 Samuel 11:21 (see בּשֶׁת

2, below בושׁ); Ιεροβααλ ( usually; so ᵐ5^L 1 Samuel 12:11; 2 Samuel 11:21, where ᵐ5^B Ιεροβοαμ). — יָרבְעָם, see רבב. p. 914.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יְרֻבַּעַל m. (contr. from יָרֹב בַּעַל “with whom Baal contends,” see Judges 6:32 ), a cognomen of Gideon, the judge of the Israelites, for which there is יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת [Jerubbesheth], (“with whom the idol contends”), 2 Samuel 11:21. LXX. Ἱεροβάαλ. Compare אִישׁ־בּשֶׁת and אֶשְׁבַּעַל.

These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com

List of Word Forms

יְרֻבַּ֔עַל יְרֻבַּ֖עַל יְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ יְרֻבַּ֛עַל יְרֻבַּ֜עַל יְרֻבַּ֣עַל יְרֻבַּ֥עַל יְרֻבָּ֑עַל יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ ירבעל ירבעל׃ yə·rub·ba·‘al yə·rub·bā·‘al yərubba‘al yərubbā‘al yerubBaal