Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3380

יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת

ye.rub.be.shet · “Jerubbesheth

Used 1 times across 1 book

Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11;
son of: Joash (H3101);
father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21;
Another name of gid.on (גִּדְעוֹן "Gideon" H1439)
§ Jerubbesheth = "shame will contend"
a variant name of Jerubbaal (the other name of Gideon [ ye.rub.ba.al (יְרֻבַּ֫עַל "Jerubbaal" H3378)]) substituting the word 'shame' for the name of the pagan god 'Baal'
Where it appears
2 Samuel
1
In the text
2 Samuel 11:21Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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