What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?
יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy): Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people
Hebrew · H2983
יְבוּסִי
A Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
יְבוּסִי H2983
Pronunciation yĕbûsiy
What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?
יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy): Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people
Full entry for יְבוּסִי (H2983) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2983?
The BSB source-word alignment has 41 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Jebusites (17), the Jebusites (9), the Jebusite (6), of the Jebusites (3), Jebusites (2).
Where does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (10), 1 Chronicles (6), Exodus (6), 2 Samuel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and Jebusites 17× Genesis 15:21, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5
the Jebusites 9× Genesis 10:16, Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:6
the Jebusite 6× 2 Samuel 24:16, 2 Samuel 24:18, 1 Chronicles 21:15, 1 Chronicles 21:18
of the Jebusites 3× Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, Nehemiah 9:8
Jebusites 2× Numbers 13:29, Ezra 9:1
a Jebusite 1× 1 Chronicles 11:6
Jebus 1× Joshua 18:28
Jebusite 1× Judges 19:11
will be like the Jebusites 1× Zechariah 9:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:16 הַיְבוּסִי֙ to the Jebusites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 15:21 הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ס to and Jebusites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 3:8 וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 3:17 וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 13:5 וְהַיְבוּסִ֗י to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 23:23 וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 33:2 וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 34:11 וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 13:29 וְהַיְבוּסִ֤י to Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 7:1 וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י to and Jebusites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:16
Aligned rows 41
Books represented 13
Genesis 2 Exodus 6 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 10 Judges 4 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַיְבוּסִי֙ 6x hay·ḇū·sî Genesis 10:16, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:16
וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ 6x wə·hay·ḇū·sî Exodus 3:8, Exodus 33:2, Exodus 34:11, Joshua 3:10
וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י 4x wə·hay·ḇū·sî Exodus 3:17, Exodus 23:23, Deuteronomy 20:17, Joshua 24:11
וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י 3x wə·hay·ḇū·sî Deuteronomy 7:1, 1 Kings 9:20, 2 Chronicles 8:7
הַיְבוּסִ֜י 2x hay·ḇū·sî Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21
הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ס 2x hay·ḇū·sî Genesis 15:21, 1 Chronicles 21:15
הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ 2x hay·ḇu·sî 2 Samuel 24:18, 1 Chronicles 21:18
הַיְבוּסִ֥י 1x hay·ḇū·sî Judges 19:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 19x Genesis 10:16, Genesis 15:21, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 19x Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23
Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 5:8, 1 Chronicles 11:6
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 9:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people
Source Gloss
a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people
a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus BDB: Jebusite Usage: Jebusite(-s).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְבוּסִי is built from this root:
יְבוּס H2982
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain