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אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת H378
H378 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת, transliterated ʼÎysh-Bôsheth and said eesh-bo'-sheth. The King James Version most often renders it ishbosheth.
What it means
Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul.
Where it comes from
from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת); man of shame.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ish-bosheth.
Verses using אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 2:8 · KJV
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2 Samuel 2:10 · KJV
Ishbosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
2 Samuel 2:12 · KJV
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 2:15 · KJV
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
2 Samuel 3:8 · KJV
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
2 Samuel 3:14 · KJV
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 3:15 · KJV
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
2 Samuel 4:5 · KJV
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
2 Samuel 4:8 · KJV
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
2 Samuel 4:12 · KJV
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Common questions
What does Strong's H378 mean?
H378 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת (ʼÎysh-Bôsheth), meaning Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul.
How is H378 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ishbosheth (10 times), pertained to ishbosheth (1 time).
How many times does H378 appear in the Bible?
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת (ʼÎysh-Bôsheth) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H378 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת); man of shame.
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