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Ish-bosheth — the meaning of the Hebrew name אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת

אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת

ʼÎysh-Bôsheth · pronounced eesh-bo'-sheth · Strong's H378 · a man

Ish-bosheth means man of shame.

Built from

אִישׁ ʼîysh (from, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person open in the lexicon ›

בֹּשֶׁת bôsheth (and, H1322) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H376 and H1322; man of shame; Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul.

First appearance

2Sam 2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; (KJV)

Every verse that names Ish-bosheth

10 occurrences in 10 verses — 2 Samuel

2Sam 2:82Sam 2:102Sam 2:122Sam 2:152Sam 3:82Sam 3:142Sam 3:152Sam 4:52Sam 4:82Sam 4:12

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