Ishi

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

ISHI (‘my husband’). The name which Hosea (2:16) recommends Israel to apply to J″ [Note: Jahweh.] instead of Baali (‘my lord’).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

ish´ı̄ ( ישׁעי , yish‛ı̄ , "salutary"):

(1) A J erahmeelite ( 1 Chronicles 2:31 ); the genealogy may denote his membership by blood, or only by adoption, in the tribe of Judah.

(2) A J udahite ( 1 Chronicles 4:20 ).

(3) A S imeonite, whose sons led 500 of their tribe against the Amalekites in Mt. Seir ( 1 Chronicles 4:42 ).

(4) One of the chiefs of Manasseh east of the Jordan ( 1 Chronicles 5:24 ).

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