אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת

ish-bo.shetProper Noun (Masculine)H0378

Ish-bosheth

From: from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת); man of shame;

Short Definition

Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Saul (H7586G); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) Also named: esh.ba.al (*אֶשְׁבַּעַל *"Eshbaal" H0792) § Ishbosheth = "man of shame" surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Samuel
10

Key Passages

  • 2 Samuel 2:8
  • 2 Samuel 2:12
  • 2 Samuel 3:8
  • 2 Samuel 3:15
  • 2 Samuel 4:8

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