Lexical Definition

‎יִשְׁעִי‎ Yishʻîy (yish-ee') Ishi ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָשַׁע‎; saving

Ishi.

• § Ishi = "He saves me"
• Jishi, the name of four Israelites

1) son of Appaim, one of the line of Jerahmeel of the house of Hezron
2) a chief of Manasseh and head of a family on the east of Jordan
3) a chief of Judah, father of Zoheth
4) a chief of Simeon and head of a family

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.24

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִשְׁעִי‎ proper name, masculine (salutary) —

1. one of the line of Jerahmeel 1Chr 2:31 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ισεμιηλ, A Ιεσει, ᵐ5^L Ιεσσαυει.

2. a chief of Manasseh 1Chr 5:24, ᵐ5 Σεει, Ιες(ς)ει.

3. a chief of Judah 1Chr 4:20.

4. a chief of Simeon 1Chr 4:42.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Manasseh leader • Head of a father's house in Manasseh.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ishi was a head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch.5.24).

• A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.24;
• only referred to as Ishi יִשְׁעִי.

Ishi is listed as one of the heads of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch.5.24). He is mentioned alongside other leaders such as Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men are described as mighty warriors, famous men, and heads of their fathers' houses. The context suggests that they were influential leaders within the tribe of Manasseh, responsible for their clans and families.

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