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Shuhite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Designation of Bildad, one of Job’s friends; associated with Tsukhi, an Arabic tribe

(Job 2:11¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Designation of Bildad, one of Job’s friends. Probably a descendant of Shuah, son of Abraham (Job 2:11¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11); etc.).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7747 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Shuchiy

Phonic:

shoo-khee’

Meaning:

patronymic from 7744; a Shuchite or descendant of Shuach

KJV Usage:

Shuhite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gentilic of Shuah (1)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Descendant of Shuah; an epithet only of Bildad, Job 2:11.