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Jebus
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English
+ites
Alternative forms
en Jebusi
Etymology
From en la-ecc Iebus,"1 Paralipomenon (1 Chronicles) 11 (VUL) - abiit quoque David et omnis." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 15 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/1ch/11/4/s_349004>. from en grc Ιεβους,"Α΄ Παραλειπομένων (1 Chronicles) 11 (LXX) - καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 15 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/1ch/11/4/s_349004>. from en hbo יְבוּס yᵊḇûs."H2982 - yᵊḇûs - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 15 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h2982/kjv/wlc/0-1/>.
Proper noun
A placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.
1 Chronicles 11 4:
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
Derived terms
Jebusite
See also
en Jeebus Jesus
References