Lexicon / H0378
אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת
ish-bo.shet
  • Ish-bosheth
  • Ishbosheth

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Ish-bosheth

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8;

son of: Saul (H7586G);

brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)

Also named: esh.ba.al (אֶשְׁבַּעַל "Eshbaal" H0792)

§ Ishbosheth = "man of shame"

surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Ishbosheth

אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת n.pr.m Ishbosheth son of Saul, & king of Isr. with David as rival one of Dvd’s heroes .