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Strong H3003H3003Hיָבֵשׁ

Jabesh

One of the 3 senses of Strong H3003

Transliteration
yâbêsh yâbêysh
Pronunciation
{yaw-bashe'} yaw-bashe'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10;
father of: Shallum (H7967)

Meaning of the name

Jabesh = "dry"

General definition

The same as H3002 . ({Also} often with the addition of {H1568 } i.e. Jabesh of Gilad);
{Jabesh} the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine: - Jabesh ([-Gilead]).

In the biblical story

Jabesh

Assassinated Zechariah; reigned as king of Israel for a month.

Jabesh, the son of Shallum, conspired against and assassinated Zechariah, becoming king of Israel, but reigned for only one month before being killed by Menahem (2Ki.15.10,13-14).

In the Bible

Strong H3003H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jabesh3

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 15:10
    And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
  2. 2 Kings 15:13
    Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
  3. 2 Kings 15:14
    For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
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