יִשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

yish.ma.yahIshmaiah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences1 book2 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Ishmaiah: Gibeonite warrior who joined David at Ziklag
  • Ishmaiah: Leader of the tribe of Zebulun under David

Definition

or יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּlemma יְשְׁמַעְיָהוּ first vowel, corrected to יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּ; from H8085 and H3050; Jah will hear; Jishmajah, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Ishmaiah.

Glossary entries

Ishmaiah Ismaiah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 12:4וְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה · Ishmaiah
    Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
  2. 1 Chronicles 27:19יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ · [was] Ishmaiah
    …over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;