mighty; perfect; wasted
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
JEHUCAL.A courtier sent by king Zedekiah to entreat for the prayers of Jeremiah (Jer_37:3 f.); called in Jer_38:1 Jucal.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Son of Shelemiah; a prince sent by Zedekiah to consult and ask Jeremiah's prayers (Jer_37:3; Jer_38:1-4).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Je'hucal. (able). Son of Shelemiah; one of two persons sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah, to entreat his prayers and advice. Jer_37:3. (B.C. 589).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
jē̇-hū?kal (יהוּכל, yeḥūkhal, probably meaning ?Yahweh is able?): A courtier sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to ask the prophet to pray for the king and the people (Jer_37:3). Most versions except Septuagint, with Jer_38:1, have ?Jucal? (יוּכל, yūkhal, same meaning).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Jehucal
(Heb. Yehukal', יְהוּכִל, able; Sept. Ι᾿ωάχαλ), son of Shelemiah, one of two persons sent by king Zedekiah to the prophet Jeremiah to request his prayers on behalf of the kingdom; but who joined with his associates on his return in demanding the prophet's death on account of his unfavorable response (Jer_37:3). In Jer_38:1 his name is written in the contracted form JUCAL (יוּכִל, Yukal', Sept. Ι᾿ωάχαλ), and in Jer_38:4 he is styled one of the princes. B.C. 589.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.