ye.vus is a place-name identified with Jerusalem, approached by travelers and occupied by inhabitants who resisted David.

The term is used as a proper place-name for the location identified with Jerusalem: travelers come opposite and near it in Judges 19:10 and Judges 19:11, while 1 Chronicles 11:4 and 1 Chronicles 11:5 place David and its inhabitants there during the capture of Zion's stronghold.

1. Place identified with Jerusalem · dominant

   In Judges 19:10, the proper noun marks the place opposite which the traveler arrived; the APB renders it as identified with Jerusalem. In Judges 19:11 it is the nearby city proposed for lodging, while 1 Chronicles 11:4 and 1 Chronicles 11:5 locate David's encounter with its inhabitants and the capture of the stronghold there.

   Judges 19:10Judges 19:111 Chronicles 11:41 Chronicles 11:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Jebus” in all four verses and explicitly identifies it with Jerusalem in Judges 19:10 and 1 Chronicles 11:4. These renderings confirm the verse setting rather than supplying a separate lexical nuance.