Quick Definition
Ishmerai
Biblical Persons & Places
Ishmerai
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.18;
only referred to as Ishmerai (יִשְׁמְרַי);
son of Elpaal;
a brother of Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, Shema, Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Izliah and Jobab.
Strong's Definition
Jishmerai, an Israelite
Derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר); preservative;
KJV Usage: Ishmerai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ishmerai = "He keeps me"
1) a Benjamite of the family of Elpaal
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יִשְׁמְרַי (yish.me.ray) — Ishmerai. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.18; son of: Elpaal (H0508); brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K) § Ishmerai = "He keeps me" a Benjamite of the family of Elpaal
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יִשְׁמְרַי n.pr.m. in Benj., 1 Ch 8:18 ref