Strong's #2387: Iambres (pronounced ee-am-brace')

of Egyptian origin; Jambres, an Egyptian:--Jambres.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Iambrēs

Jambres = "foamy healer"

1) he and Jannes, were two Egyptian magicians who in the presence of Pharaoh imitated the miracles of Aaron in order to destroy his influence with the king. The author of the epistle derived their names from the tradition of the Talmudists and the Rabbins

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

Relation: of Egyptian origin

Citing in TDNT: 3:192, 344

Usage:

This word is used 1 times:

 

2 Timothy 3:8: "as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so"