Strong H7977שִׁלְחִי

Shilhi

Transliteration
shilchîy
Pronunciation
shil-khee'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H7973; {missive} that {is} armed;
{Shilchi} an Israelite: - Shilhi.

Meaning of the name

Shilhi = "armed"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.42;
father of: Azubah (H5806)

In the biblical story

Shilhi

Father of King Jehoshaphat's mother

Shilhi, the father of Azubah, who was the mother of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

In the Bible

Strong H7977 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shilhi2

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 22:42
    Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:31
    And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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