Shîyshâʼ — H7894

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shisha, an Israelite

1. Shisha = "Jehovah contends"
2. father of Elihoreph and Ahiah, the royal secretaries in the reign of Solomon
1. apparently the same as 'Shavsha' who held the same position under David

Usually translated as

Shisha

Origin

from the same as H7893; whiteness

• Same as Shayish (H7893)

Occurrences

Shîyshâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1)

• 1 Kings 4:3 — Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha (שִׁישָׁ֖א), scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.