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Ishbah
Ishbah
יִשְׁבַּח yish.bach
Ishbah (Hebrew: יִשְׁבַּח, yish.bach) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 4:17. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Epher in 1 Chronicles 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Ishbah
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 4:17 |
| Cross-references | 6 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Miriam co-occurrence Appears with Miriam in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Jether co-occurrence Appears with Jether in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Epher co-occurrence Appears with Epher in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Jalon co-occurrence Appears with Jalon in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Ezrah co-occurrence Appears with Ezrah in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Shammai co-occurrence Appears with Shammai in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Mered co-occurrence Appears with Mered in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Eshtemoa co-occurrence Appears with Eshtemoa in 1 Chronicles 4.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17;
son of: Mered (H4778) and Bithiah (H1332);
brother of: Miriam (H4813H) and Shammai (H8060I);
half-brother of: Jered (H3382H)(?), Heber (H2268I)(?) and Jekuthiel (H3354)(?); married to Hodiah (H1940)(?);
father of: son_of_Hodiah (H3431H)(?)
§ Ishbah = "he will praise"
father of Eshtemoa and descendant of Judah
Ishbah's sons were the father (ie founder) of Eshtemoa and Keilah, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah..
The biblical story
Ishbah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1Ch.4.17, within the genealogical records of the descendants of Judah. He is identified as the father (ie founder) of Keilah and Eshtemoa, a town allotted to the Levites within the territory of Judah (Jos.21.14), likely named after Ishbah's son or his descendants who settled there.
Key verses
Ishbah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
1 Chronicles 4:17
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 4:17