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H7894 שִׁישָׁא (Shîyshâʼ) shee-shaw'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Shisha

Strong's Definition

Shisha, an Israelite

Derivation: from the same as H7893 (שַׁיִשׁ); whiteness;

KJV Usage: Shisha.

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁישָׁא (shi.sah) — Shisha. 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name

Names of People

Shisha = man; ► father of Elihoreph, official, time of king Solomon

1KI 4:3

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁישָׁא n.pr.m. Solomon’s time, 1 K 4:3 ref

Bible Occurrences (1)

4:3

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