The meaning of “יָשׇׁבְעָם”
Understanding Yâshobʻâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jashobeam. - § Jashobeam = "the people will return" - Jashobam, the name of two or three Israelites 1) a Hachmonite, the...
יָשׇׁבְעָם
Jashobeam. - § Jashobeam = "the people will return" - Jashobam, the name of two or three Israelites 1) a Hachmonite, the leader of the 30 mighty warriors of David; he joined David at Ziklag and was best known as the man who slew 800 or 300 men at one time; also called 'Adino the Eznite' 2) a Korahite, another of David's mighty warriors; same as 1?
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 11:11 | “And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.” Word: יָשׇׁבְעָם (Yâshobʻâm) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:6 | “Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,” Word: יָשׇׁבְעָם (Yâshobʻâm) | |
| 1 Chronicles 27:2 | “Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.” Word: יָשׇׁבְעָם (Yâshobʻâm) |