Jehucal

Jehucal [N] [H] [S]

able, the son of Shelemiah. He is also called Jucal ( Jeremiah 38:1 ). He was one of the two persons whom Zedekiah sent to request the prophet Jeremiah to pray for the kingdom ( Jeremiah 37:3 ) during the time of its final siege by Nebuchadnezzar. He was accompanied by Zephaniah (q.v.).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Jehucal". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Jehucal [N] [E] [S]

mighty; perfect; wasted
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.

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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Jehucal'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.
Jehucal [N] [E] [H]

(able ), son of Shelemiah; one of two persons sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to entreat his prayers and advice. ( Jeremiah 37:3 ) (B.C. 589.)


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jehucal'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

JEHUCAL

je-hu'-kal (yechukhal, probably meaning "Yahweh is able"):

A courtier sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to ask the prophet to pray for the king and the people (Jeremiah 37:3). Most versions except Septuagint, with Jeremiah 38:1, have "Jucal" ( yukhal, same meaning).


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHUCAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.