International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ishi (1)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ishi (1)


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ish´ı̄ (ישׁעי, yish‛ı̄, “salutary”):

(1) A Jerahmeelite (); the genealogy may denote his membership by blood, or only by adoption, in the tribe of Judah.

(2) A Judahite ().

(3) A Simeonite, whose sons led 500 of their tribe against the Amalekites in Mt. Seir ().

(4) One of the chiefs of Manasseh east of the Jordan ().