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Ish-bosheth <a href="../hebrew/379.htm" title="379">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ish-bosheth: Ish-bosheth</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אִישׁ־בּשֶׁת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Iysh-Bosheth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eesh-bo'-sheth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(eesh-bo'-sheth)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ish-bosheth<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ish-Bosheth<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from אִישׁ (ish, meaning "man") and בֹּשֶׁת (bosheth, meaning "shame")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ish-bosheth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Ish-bosheth means "man of shame." He was the son of King Saul and became king over Israel after Saul's death. His reign was marked by conflict with David, who was anointed king over Judah.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Ish-bosheth was a member of the tribe of Benjamin and the fourth son of King Saul. After Saul's death, Abner, the commander of Saul's army, made Ish-bosheth king over Israel, except for the tribe of Judah, which followed David. His reign lasted for two years and was characterized by political instability and civil war with David's forces. Ish-bosheth's rule ended when he was assassinated by two of his own captains, Baanah and Rechab, who sought favor with David.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/376.htm">ish</a> and <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm">bosheth</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"man of shame," a son of Saul and king of Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ish-bosheth (11).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אִישׁבּֿ֫שֶׁת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Ishbosheth</b></font> (for <font class="hebrew2">אִישׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">בַּעַל</font> <em>man of Baal</em> see <font class="hebrew2">בּשֶׁת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">בַּעַל</font> & Di<sup><font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ή βααλ</font> MBAk, June 1881</sup>) <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>son of Saul, & king of Israel, with David as rival</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-8.htm">2 Samuel 2:8</a>,10,12,15; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-8.htm">2 Samuel 3:8</a>,14,15; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-5.htm">2 Samuel 4:5</a>,8 (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-12.htm">2 Samuel 4:12</a>; also <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-1.htm">2 Samuel 4:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-2.htm">2 Samuel 4:2</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Dr compare We; = <font class="hebrew2">אֶשְׁבָּ֑עַל</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-33.htm">1 Chronicles 8:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-39.htm">1 Chronicles 9:39</a>; compare also <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8</a>, where read <font class="hebrew2">אשׁבשׁת</font> for <font class="hebrew2">ישׁב בשׁבת</font> so <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> We Dr; one of David's heroes; see <font class="hebrew2">יָשָׁבְעָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-11.htm">1 Chronicles 11:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/27-2.htm">1 Chronicles 27:2</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ish-bosheth <p>From <a href="/hebrew/376.htm">'iysh</a> and <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm">bosheth</a>; man of shame; Ish- Bosheth, a son of King Saul -- Ish-bosheth. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/376.htm">'iysh</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm">bosheth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בֹּ֑שֶׁת בֹּ֔שֶׁת בֹּ֗שֶׁת בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ בֹּ֣שֶׁת בֹּ֥שֶׁת בשת bō·šeṯ bōšeṯ boshet<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 2:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ אִ֥ישׁ <b> בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ </b> בֶּן־ שָׁא֔וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had taken <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> host, took <span class="itali">Ishbosheth</span> the son of Saul,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Saul's had taken <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> the son of Saul<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 2:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁנָ֜ה אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֣שֶׁת </b> בֶּן־ שָׁא֗וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth,</span> Saul's son,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Ishbosheth</span> Saul's son<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was forty years <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> old Saul's<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 2:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַבְדֵ֖י אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֣שֶׁת </b> בֶּן־ שָׁא֑וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with the servants <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the servants <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Ner the servants <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> the son of Saul<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 2:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְבִנְיָמִ֗ן וּלְאִ֥ישׁ <b> בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ </b> בֶּן־ שָׁא֔וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for Benjamin <span class="itali">and Ish-bosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Benjamin, <span class="itali">which [pertained] to Ishbosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ten Benjamin <span class="itali">and Ish-bosheth</span> the son of Saul<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 3:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבְרֵ֣י אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֗שֶׁת </b> וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הֲרֹ֨אשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the words <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> and said,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the words <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth,</span> and said,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the words <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> and said head<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 3:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֥שֶׁת </b> בֶּן־ שָׁא֖וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> messengers <span class="itali">to Ish-bosheth,</span> Saul's<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> messengers <span class="itali">to Ishbosheth</span> Saul's<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> messengers about <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> son Saul's<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אִ֣ישׁ <b> בֹּ֔שֶׁת </b> וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ מֵ֣עִֽם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> sent and took<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Ishbosheth</span> sent, and took<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent <span class="itali">Ish-bosheth</span> and took with<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ <b> בֹּ֑שֶׁת </b> וְה֣וּא שֹׁכֵ֔ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the house <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> in the heat<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the house <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth,</span> who lay<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the house <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> he was taking<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 4:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֨אשׁ אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֥שֶׁת </b> אֶל־ דָּוִד֮</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the head <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> to David<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the head <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth</span> unto David<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought the head <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> to David<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 4:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֣אשׁ אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֗שֶׁת </b> בֶּן־ שָׁאוּל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the head <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Behold the head <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Behold the head <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> the son of Saul<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֤אשׁ אִֽישׁ־ <b> בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ </b> לָקָ֔חוּ וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the head <span class="itali">of Ish-bosheth</span> and buried<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the head <span class="itali">of Ishbosheth,</span> and buried<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Hebron the head 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