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Ishvah

יִשְׁוָהStrong’s H3438

yishvah (yish-vah)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yishvah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ishvah”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.”
Genesis 46:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17
How it's translated
  • and ishvah 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

יִשְׁוָה yishvah · Ishvah

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17; son of: Asher (H0836); brother of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvi (H3440), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294) § Ishuai or Isuah = "he will resemble" the 2nd son of Asher

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.