Lexicon
יְהוּכַל
ye.hu.khal
H3081
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jehucal

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ye.hu.khal identifies the person sent by King Zedekiah with Zephaniah to Jeremiah.

The sole attested use identifies a person whom King Zedekiah sends with Zephaniah to Jeremiah.

Senses in use

  1. A named messenger sent to Jeremiah · dominant

    In Jeremiah 37:3, the proper noun occurs in the report that King Zedekiah sent this person and Zephaniah to Jeremiah. The APB renders the verse, "King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to Jeremiah the prophet with the message: Pray for us to the LORD our God."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 37:3, the APB presents the name as "Jehucal son of Shelemiah" within King Zedekiah's delegation to Jeremiah.

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