How to Pronounce Jambres

JAM-bres

Jambres is pronounced JAM-bres (ˈdʒæmbrɪz): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: JAM-briz.

What does Jambres mean?

Jambres means “poverty; bitter; a rebel”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Jambres?

Jambres is one of two men, named alongside Jannes, whom Paul cites as having withstood Moses. Paul uses them as a picture of those who resist the truth with corrupt minds (2 Timothy 3:8).

Also pronounced

JAM-briz

Found in Scripture

Other names from 2 Timothy

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