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Ishi

יִשְׁעִי · yish.i · H3469G“salvation” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Ishi is named in a genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:31). He was the son of Appaim and is listed among the descendants of Sheshan, who was from the clan of Jerahmeel. The genealogy traces Sheshan's line through his daughter, who married an Egyptian servant named Jarha (1 Chronicles 2:34–35). Ishi is mentioned as part of this lineage, demonstrating the continuation of Sheshan's family line. No further details are provided about Ishi's life or role within the clan. His name, which means "my husband" or "my man," is the only information given in the text.

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Family

FatherAppaimChildrenSheshan
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

What the dictionary says

My husband, a symbolical name used in Hos. 2:16 (See BAALI.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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