Person Old Testament
Ishi
Ishi was a descendant of Judah through Appaim. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:31.
Why it matters. Son of Appaim, descendant of Judah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ishi
Ishi is named in a genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1Ch.2.31). He was the son of Appaim and is listed among the descendants of Sheshan, who was from the clan of Jerahmeel. The genealogy traces Sheshan's line through his daughter, who married an Egyptian servant named Jarha (1Ch.2.34-35). Ishi is mentioned as part of this lineage, demonstrating the continuation of Sheshan's family line. No further details are provided about Ishi's life or role within the clan. His name, which means "my husband" or "my man," is the only information given in the text.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Sheshan
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)