Jareb

Jareb is not a personal name but an obscure Hebrew phrase, traditionally rendered “King Jareb,” that appears twice in Hosea describing Israel's futile appeals to Assyria for help (Hosea 5:13; 10:6). Most modern scholars read it as an epithet for the Assyrian king, something like “a king who contends” or “the great king,” rather than a proper name, so it likely refers to Tiglath-pileser III or the Assyrian monarchy in general rather than to a specific named individual.