יְרֻבַּ֫עַל14 H3380
Yerubbesheth: variant name for Gideon, substitute form replacing Baal with bosheth (shame)
Yerubbesheth is an alternate form of Jerubbaal, one of Gideon's names. In 2 Samuel 11:21, scribes substituted "bosheth" (shame) for "Baal" to avoid pronouncing the pagan deity's name. This reflects the practice of replacing offensive elements in proper names with euphemisms. The original name Jerubbaal means "let Baal contend," but later scribes found this association unacceptable.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A modified form of Gideon's alternative name Jerubbaal, appearing only in 2 Samuel 11:21. The substitution of "bosheth" (shame) for "Baal" represents a scribal revision to avoid vocalizing the name of the Canaanite deity. This editorial practice reflects Israel's later sensitivity to idolatrous associations in sacred texts. Most translations preserve the modified form or note the original in marginal references. 1×
AR["يَرُبَّشَتَ"]·ben["যিরুব্বেশেথের"]·DE["Jerubbesheth"]·EN["Jerubbesheth"]·FR["Jerubbesheth"]·heb["ירובשת"]·HI["यरुब्बेशत-के"]·ID["Yerubeset"]·IT["Jerubbesheth"]·jav["Yerubéset"]·KO["여룹베셋의"]·PT["Yerubeshet"]·RU["Йеруббешета"]·ES["Jerubeset?"]·SW["Yerubeshethi"]·TR["Yerubbeşet'in"]·urd["یربشت"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יְרֻבַּ֫עַל14 n.pr.m. name given to Gideon (according to Ju 6:32, where expl. as let Baal contend (cf. Dr 2 S 4(×2) Köii. 1, 467); Impf. ירוב not elsewhere [yet תרוב Pr 3:30 Kt, and Inf. cstr. רוב Ju 21:23 Kt], hence WeSm 31 expl. as = יְרוּבַעַל, √ ירה, cf. יְרוּאֵל, יְרִיאֵל (p. 436 b), so GFM Ju Bu Ju Now Ju);—Ju 6:32; 7:1; 8:29, 35; 9:1 + 8 times 9 (-בָּ֑עַל 9:24, 57), 1 S 12:11; =…