Topic
Jakeh
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 30:1Easton · ISBE · Nave Father of Agur
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
- Genesis 25:14ISBE
And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
- 1 Chronicles 1:30ISBE
Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
- Proverbs 31:1ISBE
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Pious, the father of Agur (Prov. 30:1). Nothing is known of him.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
ja'-ke (yaqeh, perhaps from Arabic root meaning "carefully religious"; yaqe', as if from qi'): The father of Agur, the author of the sayings recorded in Pr 30:1. Nothing is known of either Jakeh or Agur. The immediate connection in the Hebrew text of ha-massa', "the prophecy" or "burden" (the King James Version "even the prophecy," the Revised Version (British and American) "the oracle") with ne'um, "oracle" (the King James Version "spake," the Revised Version (British and American) "saith") is quite exceptional, while the verse is unintelligible and the text, as the Septuagint shows, is evidently corrupt. The best emendation is that which changes ha-massa', "the prophecy," into ha-massa'i, "the Massaite," or into mimmassa', "of Massa" (Revised Version margin), Massa being the name of the country of an Ishmaelite tribe (compare Ge 25:14; 1Ch 1:30; Pr 31:1 the Revised Version margin).
See AGUR.
James Crichton
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Father of Agur Pr 30:1
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.