Jehu
יֵהוּאStrong’s H3058yehu (ye-hu)
Appears in 54 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yehu is the Hebrew word usually translated “jehu” and “o jehu”. It appears in 54 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”
Meaning
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
How it's translated
- jehu 46
- and jehu 10
- o jehu 1
- of jehu 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 39
- 2 Chronicles 6
- 1 Kings 5
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Hosea 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 16:7And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
- 1 Kings 16:12Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
- 1 Kings 19:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
- 1 Kings 19:17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
- 2 Kings 9:2And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
- 2 Kings 9:5And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
All 54 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
יֵהוּא yehu · Jehu
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.1; son of: Hanani (H2607) § 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
יֵהוּא yehu · Jehu
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16; son of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J); father of: Jehoahaz (H3059) § 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
יֵהוּא yehu · Jehu
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.38; son of: Obed (H5744H); father of: Azariah (H5838J) § 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
יֵהוּא yehu · Jehu
A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.35; son of: Joshibiah (H3143) § 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
יֵהוּא yehu · Jehu
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.3 § 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
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.