יָשׇׁבְעָםYâshobʻâm
proper name, masculine: a hero of David (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:6; 1 Chronicles 27:2; 2 Samuel 23:8)
Pronunciation: yaw-shob-awm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3434
Same root
- שׁוּבshûwb · H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
- עַםʻam · H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Here is the record of David’s mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle.
- 1 Chronicles 12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
- 1 Chronicles 27:2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the first month.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).