King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H52
Transliteration: Abishay
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-shah'ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "my father is Jesse", an Israelite name
Meaning: Abishai -- "my father is Jesse", an Israelite name
Word Summary
Abishay: "my father is Jesse", an Israelite name
Original Word: אֲבִישַׁיTransliteration: Abishay
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-shah'ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "my father is Jesse", an Israelite name
Meaning: Abishai -- "my father is Jesse", an Israelite name
Strong's Concordance
Abishai Or (shorter) Abshay {ab-shah'ee}; from 'ab and shay; father of a gift (i.e. Probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite -- Abishai.
see HEBREW 'ab
see HEBREW shay
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H52. Abishay
אֲבִישַׁי proper name, masculine (my father is Jesse; LagBN 75 thinks from אֲבֶן (= בֶּן + ישׁי compare ᵐ5 Ἀβεσσα[ι] 1 Samuel 26:6) — ׳א 26:6 (twice in verse) + 17 t. 1 & 2Samuel = אַבְשַׁי 2 Samuel 10:10 5t. 1Chronicles — grandson of Jesse; son of Zeruiah & brother of Joab 1 Samuel 26:6 (twice in verse); 26:7-8, 9; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2:24 + 20:6 (where read ᵑ6 יואב Th We Dr) + 12 t. 2Sam + 20:7 (where insert ᵐ5 אבישׁי We Dr) + 5 t. 1Chron.