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Strong H261אֵחוּד

Ehud

Transliteration
'êchûd
Pronunciation
ay-khood'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H258; united;
{Echud} the name of three Israelites: - Ehud.

Meaning of the name

Ehud = "united"

Detailed definition

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 (H281K), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H284)
Another spelling of e.hud (אֵהוּד "Ehud" H164)

In the biblical story

Ehud

Left-handed Benjamite judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression

Ehud, a left-handed Benjamite, was a judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression by assassinating King Eglon and leading a victory over Moab. (Jdg.3; 4.1; 1Ch.8.6)

In the Bible

Strong H261 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ehud1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:6
    And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
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