Ishi

From BibleEncyclopedia.Net

Ishi (1)

ish´ī (ישׁעי, yish‛ī, “salutary”):

(1) A Jerahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:31); the genealogy may denote his membership by blood, or only by adoption,

in the tribe of Judah.

(2) A Judahite (1 Chronicles 4:20).

(3) A Simeonite, whose sons led 500 of their tribe against the Amalekites in Mount Seir (1 Chronicles 4:42).

(4) One of the chiefs of Manasseh east of the Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:24).

Ishi (2)

ish´ī, ī´shī (אישׁי, 'īshī, “my husband”; Septuagint ὁ ἀνήρ μου, ho anḗr mou):

The name symbolic of YHWH's relation to Israel which Hosea (Hosea 2:16) declares shall be used when Baali, “my lord,” has become hateful on account of its associations with the worship of the Baals.

See Baali.