Ishma — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָא
יִשְׁמָא
Yishmâʼ · pronounced yish-maw' · Strong's H3457 · a man
Ishma means desolate.
Built from
Strong's definition
from H3456; desolate; Jishma, an Israelite.
First appearance
1Chr 4:3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: (KJV)
Every verse that names Ishma
1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles
1Chr 4:3
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