נִמְשִׁי
nim.shi
Nimshi
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided Strong's number H5250, the word "nimshi" (lemma: נִמְשִׁי) appears to be a proper noun, referring to a specific individual. Its short definition is simply "Nimshi", suggesting that it functions primarily as a name rather than a common noun or verb. The word occurs five times in the Hebrew Bible, indicating that Nimshi plays a role or is mentioned in various contexts, though the exact nature of these references isn't explicitly stated here. Given its singular definition and usage as a personal name, it's likely that Nimshi is a historical or cultural figure, but without further context, we can't determine his significance. The limited information available does imply, however, that Nimshi is worth noting in biblical studies due to his repeated mentions.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram; for when he had come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off Ahab’s house.
1 Kings 19:16Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
2 Kings 9:2When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
2 Kings 9:14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
2 Kings 9:20The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”