Ehud
אֵהוּדStrong’s H0164ehud (e-hud)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ehud is the Hebrew word usually translated “ehud”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.”
Meaning
- Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab
- Another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6)
- Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab
- Another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6)
How it's translated
- ehud 5
- and ehud 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 7
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 3:16But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
- Judges 3:20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
- Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
- Judges 3:23Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
- Judges 3:26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
- Judges 4:1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Hebrew dictionary
אֵהוּד ehud · Ehud
A Judge of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.15; son of: Gera (H1617); father of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284) Also named: e.chud (אֵחוּד "Ehud" H0261) § Ehud = "I will give thanks: I will be praised" or "undivided, union" in (1Ch. 8:6) only 1) Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab 2) another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6)
אֵהוּד ehud · Ehud
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Zethan (H2133), Tarshish (H8659I) and Ahishahar (H0300) § Ehud = "I will give thanks: I will be praised" or "undivided, union" in (1Ch. 8:6) only 1) Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab 2) another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.