3440. Yishvi

Strong's Lexicon

Yishvi: Yishvi

Original Word: יִשְׁוִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yishviy
Pronunciation: YISH-vee
Phonetic Spelling: (yish-vee')
Definition: Yishvi
Meaning: Jishvi

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָשָׁע (yasha), meaning "to save" or "to deliver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yishvi in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name specific to the Old Testament.

Usage: Yishvi is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "equal" or "level." It is used to refer to one of the sons of Asher, a patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the character or destiny of the individual. Asher, the father of Yishvi, was one of the sons of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. The tribe of Asher was known for its prosperity and abundance, as reflected in Jacob's blessing over Asher in Genesis 49:20, "Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shavah
Definition
two Isr.
NASB Translation
Ishvi (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. יִשְׁוִי proper name, masculine 1. in Asher, Genesis 46:17 = 1 Chronicles 7:30; Numbers 26:44; Ιεουλ, Ιουλ, Ισουι, Ιεσου, etc.

2 a son of Saul 1 Samuel 14:49; Ιεσσιου(λ), but read אישׁבעל as 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39 (see אִישׁכּֿשֶׁת p. 36:a), compare We Dr and others

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ishuai, Ishvi, Isui, Jesui

From shavah; level; Jishvi, the name of two Israelites -- Ishuai, Ishvi, Isui, Jesui.

see HEBREW shavah

Forms and Transliterations

וְיִשְׁוִ֖י וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וישוי לְיִשְׁוִ֕י לישוי lə·yiš·wî leyishVi ləyišwî veyishVi wə·yiš·wî wəyišwî

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:17
HEB: יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח
NAS: and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah
KJV: and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah,
INT: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah Serah

Numbers 26:44
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י
NAS: of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family
KJV: of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family
INT: the family of the Imnites of Ishvi the family of the Ishvites

1 Samuel 14:49
HEB: שָׁא֔וּל יוֹנָתָ֥ן וְיִשְׁוִ֖י וּמַלְכִּי־ שׁ֑וּעַ
NAS: were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua;
KJV: were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua:
INT: of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua and the names

1 Chronicles 7:30
HEB: יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֥רַח
NAS: Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah,
KJV: Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai,
INT: Imnah Ishvah Ishvi and Beriah and Serah

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3440
4 Occurrences

lə·yiš·wî — 1 Occ.
wə·yiš·wî — 3 Occ.