Bible Person

Ishi

Meaning: salvation · Male · 1 cross reference

This Ishi entry refers to a Judahite ancestor in 1 Chronicles 2 and the father of Sheshan, not to the Simeonite, Manassite, or Judahite figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the genealogical chain preserving one branch of Judah's line. First appears in 1 Chr 2:31.1

AI summary: This Ishi matters because his single cross reference helps carry Judah's family record forward through a remembered father-son link. Even a brief paternal note contributes to the continuity of the tribal memory. Taken together, the material presents this Ishi as a genealogical figure within Judah's preserved lineage.1