Shisah שִׁישָׁא
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| שִׁישָׁא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shisah |
| Strong's number | H7894 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Shisha |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Shisah (Hebrew שִׁישָׁא, Strong's H7894) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Shisha”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17;
father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3;
Another name of se.ra.yah (שְׂרָיָהוּ "Seraiah" H8304G)
§ Shisha = "Jehovah contends"
1) father of Elihoreph and Ahiah, the royal secretaries in the reign of Solomon
1a) apparently the same as 'Shavsha' who held the same position under David
father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3;
Another name of se.ra.yah (שְׂרָיָהוּ "Seraiah" H8304G)
§ Shisha = "Jehovah contends"
1) father of Elihoreph and Ahiah, the royal secretaries in the reign of Solomon
1a) apparently the same as 'Shavsha' who held the same position under David
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shisha (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shisha (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shisah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).