Jabesh (Hebrew: יָבֵשׁ, romanized: ja'-besh[1]) was the father of Shallum of the Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible.
However, the passage may instead mention a toponym, identifying that Shallum was "the son" of a city called Jabesh.
In this view, Shallum may have originated from the Israelite town of Jabesh-Gilead.
[2] The name means "dry" in Hebrew.
[3] This article related to the Hebrew Bible is a stub.