Library Home>All Subjects>J Subjects>Jambres

Jambres

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

An Egyptian magician

(Ex. 7:9-13⁹When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. ¹⁰And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. ¹¹Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. ¹²For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. ¹³And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. (Exodus 7:9‑13); 2 Tim. 3:8-9⁸Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. ⁹But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. (2 Timothy 3:8‑9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See JANNES.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2387 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Ἰαμβρῆς

Transliteration:

Iambres

Phonic:

ee-am-brace’

Meaning:

of Egyptian origin; Jambres, an Egyptian

KJV Usage:

Jambres

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

foamy healer (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A diviner; soothsayer; wise man:―an Egyptian, see Exod. 7:9-13 [JANNES], 2 Tim. 3:8. {Hariolus; magus}