תִּשְׁבִּי

tish.biTishbite
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group6 occurrences2 books6 verses
This word comes from the name of Tishbe.

Definition

patrial from an unused name meaning recourse; a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead)
Traditional renderings: Tishbite.

Glossary entries

Tishbe

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. 1 Kings 17:1הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י · the Tishbite
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  2. 1 Kings 21:17הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י · the Tishbite
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  3. 1 Kings 21:28הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י · the Tishbite
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
  4. 2 Kings 1:3הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י · the Tishbite
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  5. 2 Kings 1:8הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י · the Tishbite
    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  6. 2 Kings 9:36הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י · the Tishbite
    So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.