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Shear-jashub

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(a remnant shall return). Symbolical name given by Isaiah to his son (Isa. 7:3³Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; (Isaiah 7:3)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Symbolical name given to the elder son of the prophet Isaiah, signifying “a remnant shall return” (Isa. 7:3³Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; (Isaiah 7:3)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7610 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Sh’ar

Phonic:

Yashuwb

Meaning:

from 7605 and 7725; a remnant will return; Shear-Jashub, the symbolic name of one of Isaiah's sons

KJV Usage:

Shear-jashub

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a remnant shall return

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The residue shall return:―symbolical name given one of Isaiah’s sons, Isa. 7:3. {Residuus redibit}