יִשִּׁיָּהYishshîyâh
Jishshijah, the name of five Israelites
Pronunciation: yish-shee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3449
Meanings
1. one of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 12:7; 1 Chronicles 12:6)
2. a man of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3)
3. Levites
4. one of those strange wives (Ezra 10:31)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 7:3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans.
- 1 Chronicles 12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
- 1 Chronicles 23:20 The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).
- 1 Chronicles 24:21 From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah.
- 1 Chronicles 24:25 along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah. From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah.
- Ezra 10:31 From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).