ʻĂzûwbâh — H5806

Definition

feminine proper noun

Azubah, the name of two Israelitesses

1. Azubah = "forsaken"
2. wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron
3. daughter of Shilhi, wife of king Asa, and mother of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

Usually translated as

Azubah

Origin

the same as H5805

• Same as ʻăzûwbâh (H5805)

Occurrences

ʻĂzûwbâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 22:42 — Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah (עֲזוּבָ֖ה) the daughter of Shilhi.
• 1 Chronicles 2:18 — And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah (עֲזוּבָ֥ה) his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
• 1 Chronicles 2:19 — And when Azubah (עֲזוּבָ֑ה) was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
• 2 Chronicles 20:31 — And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah (עֲזוּבָ֖ה) the daughter of Shilhi.