Jebus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.

Word forms

Jebus Jebusi

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Iebus, from Ancient Greek Ιεβους (Iebous), from Biblical Hebrew יְבוּס (yᵊḇûs).

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