Jehu

American  

[jee-hyoo, -hoo] / ˈdʒi hyu, -hu /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Israel noted for his furious chariot attacks.

2. jehu, a fast driver.

3. jehu, the driver of a cab or coach.

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Jehu British  

/ ˈdʒiːhjuː /

noun

1. Old Testament the king of Israel (?842–?815 _bc ); the slayer of Jezebel (II Kings 9:11–30)

2. a fast driver, esp one who is reckless (from the phrase to drive like Jehu . II Kings 9:20)

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Etymology

Origin of Jehu

First recorded in 1680–90 Jehu for defs. 2, 3; from Hebrew Yēhūʾ “Yah (God) is he,” i.e., “Yahweh is God”

Example Sentences

Illinois Rep. Jehu Baker argued that it was a “disgrace to a free country that the poor and the weak members of society should be denied equal justice and equal protection at the hands of the law.”

From Slate

In contrast to Drive Like Jehu’s distortion, Hot Snakes favored a clean guitar sound and short, efficient tunes, Mr. Reis said, “letting Rick’s voice and the attack of the pick carry the power.”

From New York Times

Rick Froberg, the vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with the influential 1990s post-hardcore band Drive Like Jehu, whose urgent howl was one of rock’s most distinctive voices, died on June 30 in San Diego.

From New York Times

Drive Like Jehu reunited in 2014 for an outdoor concert at Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park in San Diego, attracting a crowd estimated to be the biggest since Theodore Roosevelt delivered an address there in 1915.

From New York Times

Mr. Froberg and Mr. Reis quickly regrouped in Drive Like Jehu, where Mr. Froberg also began playing guitar, inspired by Sonic Youth’s atonal, unorthodox guitar tunings — which “made it seem like you could just do anything you wanted to do,” Mr. Froberg said in a recent web interview.

From New York Times