Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8664 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תִּשׁבִּי |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | patrial from an unused name meaning recourse |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | Tishbiy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tish-bee' |
| Meaning: | 1. a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) |
| KJV Renderings: | Tishbite. |
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[תִּשְׁבֶּה] proper name [of a location] (from above √ ); — read probably מִתִּשְׁבֵּה גִלְעָד (or תִּשְׁבֵּי) 1Kgs 17:1 (for ᵑ0 מִתּשָׁבֵיּ) ᵐ5 . ἐκ θεσβῶν ( ᵐ5 L Θεσσεβῶν) τῆς Γαλααδ, so Joshua; Ew Th We Kmp Benz Kit Bur and others; home of Elijah; see KasterenZPV xiii (1890) 207 ff. compare modern Istib, in mountains of Ajhûn, so BuhlG 257.
תִּשְׁבִּי adjective [of a people], ׳ אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתּ 1Kgs 17:1; 1Kgs 21:17; 1Kgs 21:28; 2Kgs 1:3; 2Kgs 1:8; 2Kgs 9:36 — ὀ Θεσβ(ε)ίτης
