Dictionaries :: Jehucal

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehucal:

able, the son of Shelemiah. He is also called Jucal (Jer 38:1). He was one of the two persons whom Zedekiah sent to request the prophet Jeremiah to pray for the kingdom (Jer 37:3) during the time of its final siege by Nebuchadnezzar. He was accompanied by Zephaniah (q.v.).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Jehucal:

mighty; perfect; wasted

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Jehucal:

je-hu'-kal (yechukhal, probably meaning "Yahweh is able"): A courtier sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to ask the prophet to pray for the king and the people (Jer 37:3). Most versions except Septuagint, with Jer 38:1, have "Jucal" ( yukhal, same meaning).

Nave's Topical Bible

Jehucal: Name Of

Called also Jucal

Jehucal: Son of Shelemiah

Jer 37:3; 38:1, 4

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jehucal:

(able) son of Shelemiah; one of two persons sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to entreat his prayers and advice (Jeremiah 37:3). (B.C. 589)