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Strong's H3461 יִשְׁמְרַי (yishmeray)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3461 — myrias (“ten thousand”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3461
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H3461 Quick Answer

Strong's H3461 יִשׁמְרַי (Yishmray) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yishmray (yish-mer-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. preservative 2. Jishmerai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include ishmerai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yishmray (yish-mer-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. preservative 2. Jishmerai, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ishmerai

Meaning and Definition

Yishmray (yish-mer-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. preservative 2. Jishmerai, an Israelite [from H8104] KJV: Ishmerai. Root(s): H8104

Original Word
יִשׁמְרַי
Transliteration
Yishmray
Derivation
Root: שׁמר First root strongs: 8104
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3461. 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)

Ishmerai

Usage: A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.18; son of: Elpaal (H0508); brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K) § Ishmerai = "He keeps me" a Benjamite of the family of Elpaal

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How Strong's H3461 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yishmray, 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 H3461 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 H3461 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 H3461 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H3461.

1 Chronicles 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3461, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3461 FAQ

What does yishmeray (יִשְׁמְרַי) mean?

Yishmeray (Strong's H3461) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ishmerai". Yishmray (yish-mer-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. preservative 2. Jishmerai, an Israelite

How many times is yishmeray (יִשְׁמְרַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H3461 across 1 book.

Where can I study yishmeray (יִשְׁמְרַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3461 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yishmeray (יִשְׁמְרַי)?

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