Bible Person

Ishi

Meaning: salvation · Male · 1 cross reference

This Ishi entry refers to one of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, not to the Judahite or Simeonite figures of the same name. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:24.1

AI summary: This Ishi matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom eastern Manasseh's identity is preserved. The entry helps show that tribal memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Ishi as a chief within eastern Manasseh's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Ishi

Meaning: salvation