Strong H5250נִמְשִׁי
Nimshi
- Transliteration
- nimshîy
- Pronunciation
- nim-shee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Probably from H4871; extricated;
{Nimshi} the (grand-) father of Jehu: - Nimshi.
{Nimshi} the (grand-) father of Jehu: - Nimshi.
Meaning of the name
Nimshi = "rescued"
Detailed definition
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16;
father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J)
father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092J)
In the biblical story
Nimshi
Grandfather of Jehu
Nimshi was the grandfather of Jehu, the king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Ahab.
In the Bible
Strong H5250 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nimshi5
First verses
- 1 Kings 19:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
- 2 Kings 9:2And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
- 2 Kings 9:14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
- 2 Kings 9:20And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.