the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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Strong's #3058 - יֵהוּא
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- Jehu = "Jehovah is He"
- the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri
- son of Hanani and an Israelite prophet in the time of Baasha and Jehoshaphat
- the Antothite, a Benjamite, one of David´s mighty warriors
- a descendant of Judah of the house of Hezron
- son of Josibiah and a chief of the tribe of Simeon
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1 king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A often Ἰηου, ᵐ5 L Ἰου 1 Kings 19:16,17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:2 36t. 2 Kings 9 & 10 + 2 Kings 12:2; 2 Kings 13:1; 2 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 15:12; 2 Chronicles 22:7,8,9; 25:17; Hosea 1:4.
2 prophet of Northern Israel in time of Baasha & Jehoshaphat (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A Ειἠουᵐ5 L Ἰου in Kings; ᵐ5 Ἰου, Ἰησου, A ᵐ5 L Ἰηου in Chronicles) 1 Kings 16:1,7,12; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 20:34.
3 one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 12:3 (ᵐ5 Ἰηουλ, ᵐ5 L Ἰηουδ).
4 a Judaite 1 Chronicles 2:38 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Ἰηους, A ᵐ5 L Ἰηου).
5 a Simeonite prince 1 Chronicles 4:35 (ᵐ5 οὗτος i.e. (י)הוּא; A ᵐ5 L Ἰηου).
יֵהוּא proper name, masculine see below יהוה above.
יֵהוּא Jehu, pr.n. (perhaps i.q. יְהוֹהוּא [“for יְהֵי הוּא”] “Jehovah is He,” like יֵשׁוּעַ for יְהוֹשׁוּעַ).
(1) of a king of Israel, who, after exterminating the dynasty of Ahab, held the kingdom from 844-56, B.C.; he was very much opposed to [some kinds of] idolatry, but very cruel, 2 Ki. chap. and 10.
(2) of a prophet living in the kingdom of Israel, in the time of Baasha, 1 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 19:2, 20:34.
(3) of others of little note.