אֵהוּד

e.hudEhud
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man9 occurrences2 books8 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Ehud: A Benjamite, son of Bilhan
  • Ehud: Left-handed Benjamite judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression

Definition

from the same as H161; united; Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
Traditional renderings: Ehud.

Glossary entries

Ehud

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Judges 3:15אֵה֤וּד · Ehud
    And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
  2. Judges 3:16אֵה֜וּד · Now Ehud
    Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
  3. Judges 3:20 (2×)וְאֵה֣וּד׀ · Then Ehud; אֵה֔וּד · Ehud
    Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
  4. Judges 3:21אֵהוּד֙ · And Ehud
    And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
  5. Judges 3:23אֵה֖וּד · Then Ehud
    Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
  6. Judges 3:26וְאֵה֥וּד · Ehud, however
    Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
  7. Judges 4:1וְאֵה֖וּד · After Ehud
    After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  8. 1 Chronicles 7:10וְאֵה֤וּד · Ehud
    The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.