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Nimshi

נִמְשִׁיStrong’s H5250

nimshi (nim-shi)

Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Nimshi is the Hebrew word usually translated “nimshi”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.”
1 Kings 19:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16
How it's translated
  • nimshi 5

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

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 3
  • 1 Kings 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

נִמְשִׁי nimshi · Nimshi

A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16; father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J) § Nimshi = "rescued" grandfather of Jehu

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.