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HebrewH5250Proper Noun (Masculine)

נִמְשִׁי

nim.shi

5Occurrences
H5250Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Nimshi, the (grand-) father of Jehu

probably from H4871 (מָשָׁה); extricated;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J) § Nimshi = "rescued" grandfather of Jehu

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

נִמְשִׁי appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
3
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 19:16BSB

You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

2 Chronicles 22:7BSB

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

2 Kings 9:2BSB

When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room.

2 Kings 9:14BSB

Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram.(Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,

2 Kings 9:20BSB

Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi —he is driving like a madman!”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.