Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical HebrewCategory:English terms borrowed from Biblical Hebrew#JEHUCategory:English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#JEHU יֵהוּא (Yēhûʔ). Attested to in Akkadian as 𒁹𒅀𒌑𒀀 𒌉 𒁹𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿 (Yaua mār Ḫumrî, literally “Jehu son of Omri”).

Proper noun

JehuCategory:English lemmas#JEHUCategory:English proper nouns#JEHUCategory:English uncountable nouns#JEHUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JEHUCategory:Pages with entries#JEHUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#JEHU

1. A king of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
   • 1937, Josephus, Ralph Marcus, transl., chapter VIII, in Josephus: With an English Translation (Loeb Classical Library), volume VI (Jewish Antiquities), London: William Heinemann Ltd.; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, published 1958, →OCLC, book IX, paragraph 1, page 87:

     Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands.

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2. A male given name from HebrewCategory:English given names#JEHUCategory:English male given names#JEHUCategory:English male given names from Hebrew#JEHU.
3. A surnameCategory:English surnames#JEHU.

Noun

Jehu (plural Jehus)Category:English lemmas#JEHUCategory:English nouns#JEHUCategory:English countable nouns#JEHUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JEHUCategory:Pages with entries#JEHUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#JEHU

1. Alternative form of jehu.
   • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:

     ‘Are you sure, Atherton, that there is no one at the back?’
     ‘Of course I’m sure, — you can go and see for yourself if you like; do you think I’m blind? Jehu’s drunk.’ Throwing up the sash he addressed the driver. ‘What do you mean with your old gent at the window? — what window?’

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