How many times is Ehud mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ehud appears 10 times in the King James Version, in 9 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ehud 10 times.
Ehud in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ehud counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
What the name Ehud means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ehud as "he that praises".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Ehud most
Ehud appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (8), then 1 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of Ehud
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
The verse that uses it most is Judges 3:20, 2 times:
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Common questions
How many times is Ehud in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 10 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ehud appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (8), then 1 Chronicles (2).
Where is Ehud first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 3:15: "But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab." The last is 1 Chronicles 8:6.
What does the name Ehud mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ehud as "he that praises".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.