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yāvēš יָבֵשׁ ‘Jabesh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as yāvēš יָבֵשׁ ‘dry’
Roots: יבשׁ גלעד

yāvēš pr n loc + pr n m pers
Jabesh = "dry"
n pr loc
1) a town in the territory of Gilead; according to Eusebius, it is beyond the Jordan, 6 miles (10 km) from Pella, on the mountain road to Gerasa; site unknown but may be modern 'Wadi Yabes'
n pr m
2) father of Shallum, the 15th king of the northern kingdom

Mentioned in Judges 21:8, 21:9, 21:10, 21:12, 21:14 1 Samuel 11:5, 11:3, 11:1, 11:9, 31:12, 11:10, 31:11, 31:13 2 Samuel 2:5, 2:4, 21:12 2 Kings 15:14, 15:10, 15:13 1 Chronicles 10:12, 10:11

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