Shisha
שִׁישָׁאStrong’s H7894shisah (shi-sah)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Shisah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shisha”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.”
Meaning
- Father of Elihoreph and Ahiah, the royal secretaries in the reign of Solomonapparently the same as 'Shavsha' who held the same position under David
How it's translated
- shisha 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
שִׁישָׁא shisah · Shisha
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3; Another name of se.ra.yah (שְׂרָיָהוּ "Seraiah" H8304G) § Shisha = "Jehovah contends" 1) father of Elihoreph and Ahiah, the royal secretaries in the reign of Solomon 1a) apparently the same as 'Shavsha' who held the same position under David
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.