Jeush יְעוּשׁ
A Levite, son of Shimei or Shubael
Biography
Jeush is mentioned in 1Ch.23.10-11 as one of the sons of Shimei (or Shubael), a Levite who served during the reign of King David. In the organization of the Levites for temple service, Jeush and his brothers were appointed to various duties. The text notes that Jeush and his brother Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family in the Levitical divisions.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 23:10
"The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei."
- 1 Chronicles 23:11
"Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יְעוּשׁ | H3266J |
Jeush
(1) A "son" of Esau (Ge 36:5,14,18; 1Ch 1:35). "The name is thought by some to be identical with that, of an Arabian lion-god Yagut ...., meaning `helper,' whose antiquity is vouched for by inscriptions of Thamud" (Skinner, Gen, 432).
(2) A Benjamite (1Ch 7:10), but probably a Zebulunite. See Curtis, Chronicles, 145 ff.
(3) A descendant of King Saul, the King James Version "Jehush" (1Ch 8:39).
(4) A Gershonite Levite (1Ch 23:10,11).
(5) A son of King Rehoboam (2Ch 11:19).
David Francis Roberts
je'-uz ye`-uts "he counsels"): The eponym of a Benjamite family (1Ch 8:10).
ju, joo, ju'-ish, joo'-ish (yehudhi plural yehudhim