Lexical Summary Yashub or Yashib: Yashub or Yashib Original Word: יָשׁוּב Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jashub Or Yashiyb {yaw-sheeb'}; from shuwb; he will return; Jashub, the name of two Israelites -- Jashub. see HEBREW shuwb NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shub Definition "He will return," two Isr. NASB Translation Jashub (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs יָשִׁיב proper name see יָשׁוּב below שׁוב. יִשִּׁיָּה(וּׅ see נשׁה יָשׁוּב proper name, masculine usually Ιασουβ; — 1 in Issachar Numbers 26:24 (P) 1 Chronicles 7:1 Qr (Kt ישיב). 2 one with foreign wife Ezra 10:29. — Isaiah 7:3 see שַׁאָר יָשׁוּב. Topical Lexicon Meaning and Thematic Resonance Yāshûb means “he returns,” derived from the verb shûb, “to turn back, return, repent.” The very sound of the name invites reflection on God’s call to repentance and restoration, themes that span the entire canon from Genesis to Revelation. Occurrences in Scripture 1. Numbers 26:24 records the clan descendants during Israel’s wilderness census: “from Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites.” Thus Yashub appears both in early tribal lineage and in the restoration era, bracketing Israel’s history from Egypt to post-exile reform. Yashub Son of Issachar The inclusion of Yashub among Issachar’s four sons (Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:24; 1 Chronicles 7:1) establishes him as an ancestral head of a clan that camped under Issachar’s banner east of the tabernacle (Numbers 2:5). Issachar’s tribe, noted for “men who understood the times” (1 Chronicles 12:32), would have preserved Yashub’s name as a reminder that discerning the times requires a heart ready to return to the Lord. Tribal and Genealogical Emphasis In the wilderness census each name represented a family tasked with carrying forward covenant promises. By the second census (Numbers 26) the Jashubites numbered 43,300 fighting men, underscoring God’s faithfulness despite forty years of desert discipline. The genealogical repetition in 1 Chronicles 7 reconnects post-exilic readers with their patriarchal roots, inviting renewed allegiance to the covenant. Yashub in Post-exile Repentance Ezra 10 lists Yashub among priests who had taken foreign wives. Confronted by Ezra’s call to covenant fidelity, these men separated from unlawful marriages: “So all the men took an oath to do this” (Ezra 10:5). In that context the name “he returns” becomes emblematic—Yashub embodies the very repentance Israel needed to display if she would experience restoration in the land. Prophetic and Redemptive Connections 1. The root shûb saturates prophetic calls: “Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you” (Zechariah 1:3). Lessons for Faith and Ministry • Names matter: they memorialize God’s acts and expectations for His people. The scattered mentions of Yashub form a literary thread binding Genesis promise, wilderness discipline, chronicled heritage, and post-exilic reform—all urging God’s people in every age to “return to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25). Forms and Transliterations יָשׁ֖וּב יָשׁ֥וּב ישוב לְיָשׁ֕וּב לישוב lə·yā·šūḇ leyaShuv ləyāšūḇ yā·šūḇ yaShuv yāšūḇLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 26:24 HEB: לְיָשׁ֕וּב מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּשׁוּבִ֑י NAS: of Jashub, the family KJV: Of Jashub, the family INT: of Jashub the family of the Jashubites 1 Chronicles 7:1 Ezra 10:29 3 Occurrences |
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