יִשְׁמַעְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Jishmajah, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּlemma יְשְׁמַעְיָהוּ first vowel, corrected to יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּ; from H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah will hear;

KJV Usage

Ishmaiah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a gibeonite and one of david's mighty warriors
• 2.a son of obadiah and the ruler of the tribe of zebulun in the time of king david

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yishmaʻyâh; Pronunciation: yish-mah-yaw'