tishbi · Tishbite

What it means

tishbi (תִּשְׁבִּי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Tishbite”.

From Tishbe, a place in Gilead, east of the Jordan. It is the epithet of the prophet Elijah.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. From the town of Elijah the prophet, his surname.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×3
• 2 Kings×3

• 1 Kings 17:1

  Elijah the Tishbite, of the residents of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As YHWH lives, the Elohim of Israel, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

• 1 Kings 21:17

  And the word of YHWH came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

• 1 Kings 21:28

  And the word of YHWH came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

• 2 Kings 1:3

  But the angel of YHWH spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no Elohim in Israel that you are going to consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

• 2 Kings 1:8

  They said to him, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather tied around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

• 2 Kings 9:36

  They came back and told him, and he said, “It is the word of YHWH that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the portion of Jezreel the dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel;