Quick Definition
Jabesh (Gilead)
Biblical Persons & Places
Jabesh
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10;
only referred to as Jabesh (יָבֵשׁ);
father of Shallum.
Jabesh
Jabesh-gilead
A location first mentioned at Jdg.21.8;
referred to as Jabesh (יָבֵשׁ), or Jabesh/-gilead (NIV= Jabesh Gilead) (יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד).
Strong's Definition
Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
Derivation: the same as H3002 (יָבֵשׁ) (also יָבֵישׁ; often with the addition of H1568 (גִּלְעָד), i.e. Jabesh of Gilad);
KJV Usage: Jobesh (-Gilead).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Jabesh = "dry"
n pr loc
1) a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa; site unknown but may be modern 'Wadi Yabes'
n pr m
2) father of Shallum, the 15th king of the northern kingdom
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Jabesh = "dry"
a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa
may be modern 'Wadi Yabes'
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָבֵישׁ / יָבֵשׁ
yâbêsh / yâbêysh
BDB Definition:
Jabesh = dry
1) a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 kilometers) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa; site unknown but may be modern Wadi Yabes (noun proper locative)
2) father of Shallum, the 15th king of the northern kingdom (noun proper masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H3002 (also Yabeysh)
Total KJV Occurrences: 24