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Ishma

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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ish´ma ( ישׁמא , yishmā ), from the root yāsham , "to lie waste," therefore meaning "desolate"): A brother of Jezreel and Idbash, "the sons of the father of Etam" ( 1 Chronicles 4:3 ). They were brothers of Hazzelelponi.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ishma'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​i/ishma.html. 1915.
 
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