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Strong's H3457 יִשְׁמָא (yishma)

Yishma means “Ishma” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3457 — mylikos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3457
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H3457 Quick Answer

Strong's H3457 יִשׁמָא (Yishma') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yishma' (yish-maw') n/p. 1. desolate 2. Jishma, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include ishma. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yishma' (yish-maw') n/p. 1. desolate 2. Jishma, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ishma

Meaning and Definition

Yishma' (yish-maw') n/p. 1. desolate 2. Jishma, an Israelite [from H3456] KJV: Ishma. Root(s): H3456

Original Word
יִשׁמָא
Transliteration
Yishma'
Derivation
Root: ישׁם First root strongs: 3456
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3457. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Ishma

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Ishma = "desolation" a Judaite descended from Hur

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How Strong's H3457 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yishma', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H3457 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3457 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3457 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 4:3 KJV

And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H3457.

1 Chronicles 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3457, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3457 FAQ

What does yishma (יִשְׁמָא) mean?

Yishma (Strong's H3457) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ishma". Yishma' (yish-maw') n/p. 1. desolate 2. Jishma, an Israelite

How many times is yishma (יִשְׁמָא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H3457 across 1 book.

Where can I study yishma (יִשְׁמָא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3457 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yishma (יִשְׁמָא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ishma. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.