The meaning of “יְעִישׁ”
Understanding Yᵉʻîysh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jeush (from the margin). Compare יְעוּשׁ. - § Jeush = "assembler" - Jeish, the name of an Edomite and of a an Israelite ...
יְעִישׁ
Jeush (from the margin). Compare יְעוּשׁ. - § Jeush = "assembler" - Jeish, the name of an Edomite and of a an Israelite 1) son of Esau by Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon the Hivite 2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 36:5 | “And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.” Word: יְעִישׁ (Yᵉʻîysh) | |
| Genesis 36:14 | “And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.” Word: יְעִישׁ (Yᵉʻîysh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:10 | “The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.” Word: יְעִישׁ (Yᵉʻîysh) |