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Strong's H8664 תִּשְׁבִּי (tishbi)

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

Strong's Number H8664
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 2

Strong's H8664 Quick Answer

Strong's H8664 תִּשׁבִּי (Tishbiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tishbiy (tish-bee') adj. 1. a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) [patrial from an unused name meaning recourse] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include tishbite. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tishbiy (tish-bee') adj. 1. a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) [patrial from an unused name meaning recourse]
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
tishbite

Meaning and Definition

Tishbiy (tish-bee') adj. 1. a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) [patrial from an unused name meaning recourse] KJV: Tishbite.

Original Word
תִּשׁבִּי
Transliteration
Tishbiy
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8664. 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)

Tishbite

Usage: Group of tish.beh (תִּשְׁבֶּה "Tishbe" H8453B) § Tishbite = "captivity" an inhabitant of Tishbe or Tishbi or Tesheb

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How Strong's H8664 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tishbiy, 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.

Tishbite 1 Kings 17:1

How Strong's H8664 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 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8664 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 H8664 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 17:1 KJV

And Elijah the Tishbite, 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 KJV

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

1 Kings 21:28 KJV

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

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8664.

1 Kings 17:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Elijah the Tishbite, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kings 21:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
2 Kings 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, 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 Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Kings 9:36 Old Testament, KJV
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, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8664, grouped by book.

1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8664 FAQ

What does tishbi (תִּשְׁבִּי) mean?

Tishbi (Strong's H8664) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Tishbite". Tishbiy (tish-bee') adj. 1. a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) [patrial from an unused name meaning recourse]

How many times is tishbi (תִּשְׁבִּי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H8664 across 2 books.

Where can I study tishbi (תִּשְׁבִּי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8664 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tishbi (תִּשְׁבִּי)?

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