אֲבִישַׁי
ʼĂbîyshay · ab-ee-shah'ee
Abishai, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי ; from H1 (אָב) and H7862 (שַׁי); father of a gift (i.e. probably generous);
Abishai, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abishai.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִישַׁי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
25 occurrences · 25 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and abishai8 · 32%
- abishai5 · 20%
- to abishai3 · 12%
- of abishai3 · 12%
- but abishai2 · 8%
- and to abishai1 · 4%
- also and abishai1 · 4%
- thee and abishai1 · 4%
- moreover abishai1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.