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Jebus

Jebus proper noun: a placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.

Proper noun

Jebus

  1. A placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.
    • And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

Forms of Jebus

alternative formJebusi

Origin of Jebus

From Ecclesiastical Latin Iebus, from Ancient Greek Ιεβους (Iebous), from Biblical Hebrew יְבוּס (yᵊḇûs).

Words formed from Jebus

Questions about Jebus

What does Jebus mean?
Jebus means a placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.
What part of speech is Jebus?
Jebus is a proper noun.

Words near Jebus in the dictionary

  1. Jebel Musa
  2. jebels
  3. jebena
  4. jebenas
  5. Jebero
  6. Jebus
  7. Jebusi
  8. Jebusite
  9. Jebusites
  10. Jebusitic
  11. Jebusitical

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