Ehud

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts אֵהוּד(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown, possibly related to Hebrew אָחַד (ʾaḥaḏ) meaning "to unite" or הוֹד (hoḏ) meaning "glory". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the biblical judges. He killed Eglon, the king of Moab, and freed the city of Jericho from Moabite rule.

Related Names

DiminutiveUdi(Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesAod(Biblical Greek) Ahoth(Biblical Latin)
User SubmissionÉhúd

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   rough   strange   serious  

Categories

biblical judges, isograms, Israeli prime ministers, numeric meanings, uncertain etymology

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h164, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h164.
Entry updated October 6, 2024