3460. Yishmayah or Yishmayahu
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Yishmayah or Yishmayahu: Ishmaiah or Ishmaiah

Original Word: יִשְׁמַיָּה or יִשְׁמַיָּהוּ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yishmayah or Yishmayahu
Pronunciation: yish-mah-YAH or yish-mah-YAH-hoo
Phonetic Spelling: (yish-mah-yaw')
Definition: Ishmaiah or Ishmaiah
Meaning: Jishmajah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁמַע (shama), meaning "to hear," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yishmayah or Yishmayahu in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the concept of God hearing is reflected in Greek words like ἀκούω (akouo, Strong's G191), meaning "to hear."

Usage: The name Yishmayah or Yishmayahu means "Yahweh hears" or "Yahweh has heard." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying a person whose life or actions are acknowledged by God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of the parents' faith or circumstances surrounding the child's birth. The inclusion of "Yah" in the name indicates a theophoric element, showing a connection to the divine. Names like Yishmayah were common in the context of a culture that valued divine communication and intervention.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shama and Yah
Definition
"Yah hears," two Isr.
NASB Translation
Ishmaiah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יִשְׁמַעְיָ֫ה(וּׅ proper name, masculine (׳י heareth); — Σαμαιας:

1 יָה-, Gibeonite, one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 12:4.

2 יָהוּ#NAME? Zebulun 1 Chronicles 27:19.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ishmaiah

Or Yishmacyahuw {yish-mah-yaw'-hoo}; from shama' and Yahh; Jah will hear; Jishmajah, the name of two Israelites -- Ishmaiah.

see HEBREW shama'

see HEBREW Yahh

Forms and Transliterations
וְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה וישמעיה יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ ישמעיהו veyishmaYah wə·yiš·ma‘·yāh wəyišma‘yāh yiš·ma‘·yā·hū yishmaYahu yišma‘yāhū
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 12:4
HEB: וְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה הַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛י גִּבּ֥וֹר
NAS: and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite,
KJV: And Ismaiah the Gibeonite,
INT: and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite A mighty

1 Chronicles 27:19
HEB: לִזְבוּלֻ֕ן יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ
NAS: for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son
KJV: Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son
INT: Zebulun Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3460
2 Occurrences


wə·yiš·ma‘·yāh — 1 Occ.
yiš·ma‘·yā·hū — 1 Occ.
















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