Tishbîy — H8664

Definition

locative proper noun

a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead)

1. Tishbite = "captivity"
2. n pr loc
3. the home of Elijah
1. site unknown but maybe the town of Tishbe
4. adj gent
5. an inhabitant of Tishbe or Tishbi or Tesheb
1. site unknown and name uncertain

Usually translated as

Tishbite

Origin

patrial from an unused name meaning recourse

Occurrences

Tishbîy occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (3)

• 1 Kings 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י), who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
• 1 Kings 21:17 — And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י), saying,
• 1 Kings 21:28 — And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י), saying,
• 2 Kings 1:3 — But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י), Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
• 2 Kings 1:8 — And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י).
• 2 Kings 9:36 — Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite (הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י), saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: