yerubaal · Jerubbaal

What it means

yerubaal (יְרֻבַּעַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jerubbaal”.

The other name of Gideon. It means "let Baal contend": it was given to him when he tore down the altar of Baal (Judges 6:32).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges×13
• 1 Samuel×1

• Judges 6:32

  So on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal contend with him, because he tore down his altar.”

• Judges 7:1

  Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, rose early, with all the people who were with him, and they camped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of him, from the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

• Judges 8:29

  Jerubbaal son of Joash went and lived in his house.

• Judges 8:35

  nor did they show loyal love to the house of Jerubbaal, Gideon, in accordance with all the good that he had done for Israel.

• Judges 9:1

  Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to the brothers of his mother, and spoke to them and to all the family of the house of the father of his mother, saying,

• Judges 9:2

  “Speak, please, in the ears of all the lords of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”

• Judges 9:5

  He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.

• Judges 9:16

  Now then, if you have acted in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well with Jerubbaal and with his house, and if you have done to him as his hands deserved —

• Judges 9:19

  if in truth and integrity you have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.

• Judges 9:24

  so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

• Judges 9:28

  Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem! And why should we serve him?

• Judges 9:57

  and all the evil of the men of Shechem Elohim brought back on their heads, and there came upon them the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.

• 1 Samuel 12:11

  YHWH sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you lived in security.

And 1 more times.