Jehu
The biblical name Jehu comes from the ancient Hebrew .
etymology
The Hebrew personal name יֵהוּא jehû ' "Jehu" is an identifying nominal sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. The subject (and at the same time theophoric element) is " YHWH ", the predicate is the personal pronounהוּא hû ' , German ' he ' . The name can therefore be translated as "YHWH is he". It can be understood as a kind of creed ("YHWH it is / YHWH is that"). The Septuagint gives the name as Ιου Iu , the Vulgate as Hieu . The Assyrian form of the name is Jaua .
Proper name
First name
- Jehu Baker (* 1822–1903) American politician
- Jehu Chiapas (* 1985) Mexican soccer player
- Jehu Davis (1738–1802) American politician
- Jehu Jones (1852) American clergyman
- Jehu Glancy Jones (* 1811–1878) American politician
- Jehu Amaziah Orr (* 1828–1921) Confederate MP of the USA.
Surname
- Thomas John Jehu (* 1871–1943) Welsh geologist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names, Münster 2012, p. 44.101.109.
