נִמְשִׁיNimshîy
proper name, masculine: grandfather of Jehu (2 Kings 9:2; 2 Kings 9:14; 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:20; 2 Chronicles 22:7)
Pronunciation: nim-shee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5250
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 19:16 Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.
- 2 Kings 9:2 and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends,
- 2 Kings 9:14 So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been with the army at Ramoth-gilead, defending Israel against the forces of King Hazael of Aram.
- 2 Kings 9:20 The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he’s driving like a madman.”
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah’s downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi, whom the Lord had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab.
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).