Jebus
יְבוּסStrong’s H2982yevus (ye-vus)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yevus is the Hebrew word usually translated “jebus”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.”
Meaning
- Jebus = "threshing place"
How it's translated
- jebus 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 19:11And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
- 1 Chronicles 11:4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
- 1 Chronicles 11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
Hebrew dictionary
יְבוּס yevus · Jebus
Jebus = "threshing place" an early name for Jerusalem, the city of the Jebusites; also 'Jebusi' Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
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.