Dictionary of Jewish Biography

EHUD

Ehud: translation

(fl. 12th cent BCE)
Judge of the tribe ofBenjamin. He delivered Israel from Eglon, King of Moab. Under the pretext of having a secret message for the king, he drew a dagger and killed him. This ended Moabite rule over Israel for several genera-tions (Judges 3).

  1. ehud—Ehud translation Union. A descendant of Benjamin Chr. his greatgrandson. The son of Gera of the tribe of Benjamin Judg. . After the death of Othniel the people again ...Easton's Bible Dictionary
  2. ehud—Ehud translation Ehud mu Jewishu name probably meaning pleasant sympathetic in Hebrewu borne in the Bible by a lefthanded Benjaminite who saved the Israelites by stabbin...First names dictionary
  3. ehud—Ehud translation Ehud mu Jewishu name probably meaning pleasant sympathetic in Hebrewu borne in the Bible by a lefthanded Benjaminite who saved the Israelites by stabbin...First names dictionary