Jebus

J8E1B3U1S1

proper noun

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

“And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.”

OriginEcclesiastical Latin Iebus ← Ancient Greek Ιεβους ← Biblical Hebrew יְבוּס →
UncommonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jebusi

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

    And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewיְבוּס
  2. Ancient GreekΙεβους
  3. Ecclesiastical LatinIebus
  4. EnglishJebus

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

More words from Ecclesiastical Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Jebus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jebus

MLA

“Jebus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jebus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jebus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jebus.

Source: Jebus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.