(Jaʹbesh).

1. [possibly, Dried-Up Place]. A town in the northern section of Gilead. Also known as Jabesh-gilead, it is mentioned in the history of the judges and kings.​—Jg 21:8; 1Sa 11:1; 1Ch 10:11, 12; see JABESH-GILEAD.

2. [possibly, Dried Up]. Father of Israel’s King Shallum.​—2Ki 15:10, 13, 14.