יִשְׁעִיYishʻîy
proper name, masculine: salutary
Pronunciation: yish-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3469
Meanings
1. one of the line of Jerahmeel (1 Chronicles 2:31)
2. a chief of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:24)
3. a chief of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20)
4. a chief of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:42)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 2:31 but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.
- 1 Chronicles 4:20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
- 1 Chronicles 4:42 Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24 These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men had a great reputation as mighty warriors and leaders of their clans.
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).