Strong H3058H3058Gיֵהוּא

Jehu

One of the 5 senses of Strong H3058

Transliteration: yêhû'
Pronunciation: yay-hoo'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.1;
son of: Hanani (H2607)

Meaning of the name

Jehu = "Jehovah is He"

General definition

From H3068 and H1931; Jehovah (is) He;
{Jehu} the name of five Israelites: - Jehu.

In the biblical story

Jehu

Son of Hanani, prophet during the reign of Baasha and Jehoshaphat.

Jehu, the son of Hanani, was a prophet who prophesied against Baasha, king of Israel, and later rebuked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for his alliance with Ahab.

In the Bible

Strong H3058G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jehu4
come1

First verses

1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
1 Kings 16:7
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
1 Kings 16:12
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
2 Chronicles 20:34
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

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