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Lexicon :: Strong's H3058 - yêû'

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יֵהוּא
Transliteration
yêû'
Pronunciation
yay-hoo'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

יֵהוּא Yêhûwʼ, yay-hoo'; from H3068 and H1931; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites:—Jehu.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's H3058 in the following manner: Jehu (58x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's H3058 in the following manner: Jehu (58x).

  1. Jehu = "Jehovah is He"

    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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יֵהוּא Yêhûwʼ, yay-hoo'; from H3068 and H1931; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites:—Jehu.
STRONGS H3058: Abbreviations
יֵהוּא proper name, masculine (probably contracted from יהוהוא = י׳ is He, compare יֵשׁוּעַ and references; cuneiform Ia-u-a COT 1 Kings 16:23; 2 Kings 9:2 (further SchrMBAW 1880, 277, ZA iii. 3 HptBAS i. 296, 329 Jägerib. 468); compare also אֱלִיהוּ) —
1. king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri (Greek Version of the LXX Ειὀυ, A often Ἰηου, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰου 1 Kings 19:16, 17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:2 + 36 times 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 (Greek Version of the LXX Ειὀυ, A Ειἠου LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰου in Kings; Greek Version of the LXX Ἰου, Ἰησου, A LXX of Lucian (Lag.) 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 (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰηουλ, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰηουδ).
† 4. a Judaite 1 Chronicles 2:38 (twice in verse) (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰηους, A LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰηου).
† 5. a Simeonite prince 1 Chronicles 4:35 (Greek Version of the LXX οὗτος i.e. (י)הוּא; A LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰηου).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

16:1; 16:7; 16:12; 16:23; 19:16; 19:17

2 Kings

9; 9:2; 9:2; 9:10; 12:2; 13:1; 14:8; 15:12

1 Chronicles

2:38; 4:35; 12:3

2 Chronicles

19:2; 20:34; 22:7; 22:8; 22:9; 25:17

Hosea

1:4

H3058

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3058 matches the Hebrew יֵהוּא (yêû'),
which occurs 58 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Ki 16:1–2Ch 22:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:1 - This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:7 - The message from the LORD against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the LORD’s sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The LORD’s anger was provoked by Baasha’s sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:12 - So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the LORD had promised through the prophet Jehu.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:16 - Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi[fn] to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:17 - Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:2 - and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:5 - When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. “I have a message for you, Commander,” he said.
“For which one of us?” Jehu asked.
“For you, Commander,” he replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:11 - Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is everything all right?”
“You know how a man like that babbles on,” Jehu replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:14 - So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been with the army at Ramoth-gilead, defending Israel against the forces of King Hazael of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:15 - But King Joram[fn] was wounded in the fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.) So Jehu told the men with him, “If you want me to be king, don’t let anyone leave town and go to Jezreel to report what we have done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:16 - Then Jehu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. King Ahaziah of Judah was there, too, for he had gone to visit him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:17 - The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!”
“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:18 - So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.”
Jehu replied, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!”
The watchman called out to the king, “The messenger has met them, but he’s not returning.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:19 - So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, “The king wants to know if you come in peace.”
Again Jehu answered, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:20 - The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he’s driving like a madman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:21 - “Quick! Get my chariot ready!” King Joram commanded.
Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah rode out in their chariots to meet Jehu. They met him at the plot of land that had belonged to Naboth of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:22 - King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?”
Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 - When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:30 - When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:31 - When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, “Have you come in peace, you murderer? You’re just like Zimri, who murdered his master!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:1 - Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city,[fn] and to the guardians of King Ahab’s sons. He said,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:5 - So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king’s sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:11 - Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:13 - he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them.
And they replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:18 - Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab’s worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:19 - Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who fails to come will be put to death.” But Jehu’s cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20 - Then Jehu ordered, “Prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal!” So they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:21 - He sent messengers throughout all Israel summoning those who worshiped Baal. They all came—not a single one remained behind—and they filled the temple of Baal from one end to the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23 - Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Recab. Jehu said to the worshipers of Baal, “Make sure no one who worships the LORD is here—only those who worship Baal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:24 - So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, “If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:25 - As soon as Jehu had finished sacrificing the burnt offering, he commanded his guards and officers, “Go in and kill all of them. Don’t let a single one escape!” So they killed them all with their swords, and the guards and officers dragged their bodies outside.[fn] Then Jehu’s men went into the innermost fortress[fn] of the temple of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:28 - In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:29 - He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:30 - Nonetheless the LORD said to Jehu, “You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:31 - But Jehu did not obey the Law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:34 - The rest of the events in Jehu’s reign—everything he did and all his achievements—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:35 - When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:36 - In all, Jehu reigned over Israel from Samaria for twenty-eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:1 - [fn]Joash[fn] began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:1 - Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to rule over Israel in the twenty-third year of King Joash’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria seventeen years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:8 - One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:12 - So the LORD’s message to Jehu came true: “Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:38 - Obed was the father of Jehu.
Jehu was the father of Azariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:35 - Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:3 - Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors:
Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth;
Beracah;
Jehu from Anathoth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the LORD is very angry with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:34 - The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:7 - But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah’s downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi,[fn] whom the LORD had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab.

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