Encyclopedia entry
Ishi
My husband, a symbolical name used in Hos. 2:16 (See BAALI.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(my husband). This word occurs in (Hosea 2:16) It is the Israelite term, in opposition to Baali, the Canaanite term, with the same meaning, though with a significance of its own.
(salutary).
A man of the descendants of Judah, son of Appaim, (1 Chronicles 2:31) one of the great house of Hezron. In a subsequent genealogy of Judah we find another Ishi, with a son Zoheth. (1 Chronicles 4:20) Head of a family of the tribe of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:42) One of the heads of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1 Chronicles 5:24)
In the Bible
5
Verses where Ishi is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:31
The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
- 1 Chronicles 4:20
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
- 1 Chronicles 4:42
And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir
- 1 Chronicles 5:24
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.
- Hosea 2:16
In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’
Scripture on Ishi
4
Ishi references
12
Voices on Ishi
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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