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Strong H2983H2983Hיְבוּסִי

Jebus

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2983

Transliteration
yebûsîy
Pronunciation
yeb-oo-see'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense

Definition

Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Meaning of the name

Jebusite = "descendants of Jebus"

General definition

Patrial from H2982; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus: - Jebusite(-s).

In the biblical story

Jerusalem

The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

In the Bible

Strong H2983H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jebusi1
  • jebusite1

First verses

  1. Joshua 15:8
    And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
  2. Joshua 18:28
    And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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