Ishi 2 (ISBE)

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ish´ı̄ ( ישׁעי , yish‛ı̄ , "salutary"): (1) A J erahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:31 ); the genealogy may denote his membership by blood, or only by adoption, in the tribe of Judah. (2) A J udahite (1 Chronicles 4:20 ). (3) A S imeonite, whose sons led 500 of their tribe against the Amalekites in Mt. Seir (1 Chronicles 4:42 ). (4) One of the chiefs of Manasseh east of the Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:24 ).