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Ishvi

יִשְׁוִיStrong’s H3440

yishvi (yish-vi)

Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yishvi is the Hebrew word usually translated “ishvi”. It appears in 4 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. The 2nd son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam
  2. The 3rd son of Asher and founder of the family of Ishuaites
How it's translated
  • and ishvi 3
  • of ishvi 1

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

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

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

יִשְׁוִי yishvi · Ishvi

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), Ishvah (H3438), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294) Also named: yish.vi (יִשְׁוִי "Ishvite" H3441) § Ishui or Ishuai or Isui or Jesui = "he resembles me" 1) the 2nd son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam 2) the 3rd son of Asher and founder of the family of Ishuaites

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.