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jehu

/ˈd͡ʒi.hju/

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What does jehu mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of jehu.

proper noun

  1. A king of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. (dated) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒi.hju/

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Of course she impressed as usual upon the Jehu that he was not to beat his horse.
Isabel, Lady Burton; W. H. (William Henry) WilkinsThe romance of Isabel Lady Burton : $b The story of her life. Volume IIProject Gutenberg ebook #6402
But asleep or awake, the driver drove like a son of Jehu.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
More book examples (3)
In a previous chapter we referred to him as a Jehu.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
And then, like Jehu, they marched on furiously, with their old and with their young: some carried their old decrepit mothers, some carried one, and some another.
Mary White RowlandsonNarrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary RowlandsonProject Gutenberg ebook #851
Instead of moving on as old De Kalb had done, with a prudent regard to the health and refreshment of the troops, he, Jehu like, drove them on without regard to either.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846