Bible dictionaries
Ishma
What Bible dictionaries say about “Ishma”, one article after the other.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
ish'-ma (yishma', from the root yasham, "to lie waste," therefore meaning "desolate"): A brother of Jezreel and Idbash, "the sons of the father of Etam" (1Ch 4:3). They were brothers of Hazzelelponi.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(desolation), a name in the genealogy of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:3)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith