3266. Yeush

Strong's Lexicon

Yeush: Jeush

Original Word: יְעוּשׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Y`uwsh
Pronunciation: yeh-oosh'
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-oosh')
Definition: Jeush
Meaning: Jeush

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָעַשׁ (ya'ash), meaning "to hasten" or "to assemble."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Yeush in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Yeush, or Jeush, is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to several individuals. It generally means "he hastens" or "assembler." The name is associated with individuals who are part of genealogical records, indicating their role or lineage within the tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. The name Yeush appears in genealogical contexts, reflecting the importance of family lineage and tribal affiliation in Israelite society. The genealogies served not only as historical records but also as a means of establishing identity and inheritance rights.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ush
Definition
"he comes to help," an Edomite, also the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Jeush (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יְעוּשׁ (also Kt יעישׁ) proper name, masculine (probably he comes to help, Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 168}; = Arabic proper name, of divinity. , We^{Skizzen iii, 171}; Heid. 2, 146 RS^{K 218 (compare Sem i. 43)} Nö^l.c., yet against this ᵐ5 Ιεους (i.e. ; not Ιαγους, ), and יְ (not יָ), Lag^{M ii. 77; BN 133} Buhl^{Edom. 48 f.}); —

1 son of Esau Genesis 36:5,14 (both Kt יעישׁ), Genesis 36:18; 1 Chronicles 1:35.

2 Benjamites:

a. 1 Chronicles 7:10 (Kt יעישׁ).

b. 1 Chronicles 8:39.

3 a Levite 1 Chronicles 23:10,11.

4 son of Rehoboam2Chronicles 11:19. — יוֺעָשׁ see above.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jehush, Jeush

From uwsh; hasty; Jeush, the name of an Edomite and of four Israelites -- Jehush, Jeush. Compare y'iysh.

see HEBREW uwsh

see HEBREW y'iysh

Forms and Transliterations

וִיע֖וּשׁ וִיע֤וּשׁ ויעוש יְע֛וּשׁ יְע֡וּשׁ יְע֥וּשׁ יְעוּשׁ֙ יעוש viUsh wî‘ūš wî·‘ūš yə‘ūš yə·‘ūš yeUsh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 36:5
HEB: [יעישׁ כ] (יְע֥וּשׁ ק) וְאֶת־
NAS: bore Jeush and Jalam
INT: and Oholibamah bore Jehush and Jalam and Korah

Genesis 36:14
HEB: [יעישׁ כ] (יְע֥וּשׁ ק) וְאֶת־
NAS: to Esau, Jeush and Jalam
INT: bore to Esau Jehush and Jalam and Korah

Genesis 36:18
HEB: עֵשָׂ֔ו אַלּ֥וּף יְע֛וּשׁ אַלּ֥וּף יַעְלָ֖ם
NAS: Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam,
KJV: wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam,
INT: of Esau's chief Jeush chief Jalam

1 Chronicles 1:35
HEB: אֱלִיפַ֛ז רְעוּאֵ֥ל וִיע֖וּשׁ וְיַעְלָ֥ם וְקֹֽרַח׃
NAS: Reuel, Jeush, Jalam
KJV: Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam,
INT: Eliphaz Reuel Jeush Jalam and Korah

1 Chronicles 7:10
HEB: [יְעִישׁ כ] (יְע֡וּשׁ ק) וּ֠בִנְיָמִן
NAS: of Bilhan [were] Jeush, Benjamin,
INT: and the sons of Bilhan Jehush Benjamin Ehud

1 Chronicles 8:39
HEB: אוּלָ֣ם בְּכֹר֔וֹ יְעוּשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט
NAS: his firstborn, Jeush the second
KJV: his firstborn, Jehush the second,
INT: Ulam his firstborn Jeush the second and Eliphelet

1 Chronicles 23:10
HEB: יַ֣חַת זִינָ֔א וִיע֖וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָ֑ה אֵ֥לֶּה
NAS: Zina, Jeush and Beriah.
KJV: Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah.
INT: Jahath Zina Jeush and Beriah These

1 Chronicles 23:11
HEB: וְזִיזָ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וִיע֤וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה֙ לֹֽא־
NAS: the second; but Jeush and Beriah
KJV: the second: but Jeush and Beriah
INT: and Zizah the second Jeush and Beriah did not

2 Chronicles 11:19
HEB: בָּנִ֑ים אֶת־ יְע֥וּשׁ וְאֶת־ שְׁמַרְיָ֖ה
NAS: him sons: Jeush, Shemariah
KJV: him children; Jeush, and Shamariah,
INT: bore sons Jeush Shemariah and Zaham

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3266
9 Occurrences

wî·‘ūš — 3 Occ.
yə·‘ūš — 6 Occ.