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Webster 1913 Edition


Jehu

Je′hu

,
Noun.
[From
Jehu
, son of Nimshi.
2 Kings
ix. 20.]
A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024


Jehu

Jehu

See also: jehu

English

Proper noun

Jehu

  1. A king of Israel in the 9th century B.C.

jehu

jehu

See also: Jehu

English

Noun

jehu (plural jehus)

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

Translations


Finnish

Etymology

Probably from Jehu, who became the king of Israel (2 Kings 9).

Noun

jehu

  1. guy, fella, sport (normally with an attribute, man who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner)
    Hän on kova jehu - hän on voittanut Suomen mestaruuden neljä kertaa peräkkäin.
    He is a tough guy - he has won the Finnish championship four times in a row.

Declension

Inflection of jehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative jehu jehut
genitive jehun jehujen
partitive jehua jehuja
illative jehuun jehuihin
singular plural
nominative jehu jehut
accusative nom. jehu jehut
gen. jehun
genitive jehun jehujen
partitive jehua jehuja
inessive jehussa jehuissa
elative jehusta jehuista
illative jehuun jehuihin
adessive jehulla jehuilla
ablative jehulta jehuilta
allative jehulle jehuille
essive jehuna jehuina
translative jehuksi jehuiksi
instructive jehuin
abessive jehutta jehuitta
comitative jehuineen

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