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(ihss sshi' uh) Personal name meaning, “let Yahweh forget.” In Hebrew the name appears in a longer form in 1 Chronicles 12:6 . 1 . Leader in the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3 ). 2 . Soldier from Saul's tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag while he hid from Saul (1 Chronicles 12:6 ). 3 . Member of the Kohath branch of Levites (1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:24-25 ). 4 . Descendant of Moses among the Levites (1 Chronicles 24:21; compare 1 Chronicles 23:13-17 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Isshiah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/i/isshiah.html. 1991.

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