(Hebrew Yzshbach,
éַùְáָּç
, praiser; Sept.
É᾿åóáâÜ
), a descendant of Judah, and founder (“father”) of Eshtemoa (q.v.); he probably was a son of Mered by his wife Hodiah (1Ch_4:17). B.C. post 1612. SEEMEFRED. He is perhaps the same as ISHI SEE ISHI (q.v.) in 1Ch_4:20, and apparently identical with the NAHAM SEE NAHAM (q.v.) of 1Ch_4:19.