Strong's H52 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֲבִישַׁי (ʼĂbîyshay)

Pronunciation: ab-ee-shah'ee

Morphology: n-pr-m

Derivation: or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי (ʼAbshay) ; from אָב (ʼâb) [H1] and שַׁי (shay) [H7862]; father of a gift (i.e. probably generous);

Definition: Abishai, an Israelite

KJV Renderings: Abishai.

Senses

1. Abishai = "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift"
2. grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.