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Jashobeam

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(turned to). A chief of David’s captains (1 Chron. 11:11; 12:6; 27:2¹¹And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. (1 Chronicles 11:11)
⁶Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, (1 Chronicles 12:6)
²Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:2)). Adino (2 Sam. 23:8⁸These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. (2 Samuel 23:8)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Hachmonite, chief of David’s captains (1 Chron. 11:11¹¹And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. (1 Chronicles 11:11); 1 Chron. 27:2²Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:2)).

2. A Korhite who resorted to David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:6⁶Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, (1 Chronicles 12:6)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3434 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yashob`am

Phonic:

yaw-shob-awm’

Meaning:

from 7725 and 5971; people will return; Jashobam, the name of two or three Israelites

KJV Usage:

Jashobeam

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the people will return

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

He dwelt among the people:―name of two or three Israelites [TACHMONITE], 1 Chron. 11:11. {Habitat in populo}