Lexical Definition

‎יִשְׁוִי‎ Yishvîy (yish-vee') Ishvi ^N:N-M-P
from ‎שָׁוָה‎; level

Ishuai, Ishvi, Isui, Jesui.

• § Ishui or Ishuai or Isui or Jesui = "he resembles me"
• Jishvi, the name of two Israelites

1) the 2nd son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam
2) the 3rd son of Asher and founder of the family of Ishuaites

Extended Information

name of: אֲבִינָדָב

• A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49
• son of: Saul (שָׁאוּל) and Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹעַם)
• brother of: Jonathan (יְהוֹנָתָן), Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ), Merab (מֵרָב) and Michal (מִיכָל)
• half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת), Armoni (אַרְמֹנִי) and Mephibosheth (מְפִיבֹשֶׁת); also called Ishvi (KJV: Ishui) at 1Sa.14.49
• Another name of a.vi.na.dav (‎א‎ֲ‎ב‎ִ‎ינ‎ָ‎ד‎ָ‎ב‎ "Abinadab" אֲבִינָדָב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎יִשְׁוִי‎

proper name, masculine 1. in Asher, Gen 46:17 = 1Chr 7:30; Num 26:44 Ιεουλ, Ιουλ, Ισουι, Ιεσου, etc.

2. a son of Saul 1Sam 14:49 Ιεσσιου(λ), but read ‎אישׁבעל‎ as 1Chr 8:33; 1Chr 9:39 (see ‎אִישׁכּֿשֶׁת‎ p. 36:a), compare We Dr and others

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