Ehud

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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.