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tišbī תִּשְׁבִּי ‘Tishbite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from an unused name meaning recourse

tišbī pr n loc gen
Tishbite = "captivity"
n pr loc
1) the home of Elijah
 1a) site unknown but maybe the town of Tishbe
adj gent
2) an inhabitant of Tishbe or Tishbi or Tesheb
 2a) site unknown and name uncertain

Mentioned in 1 Kings 17:1, 21:17, 21:28 2 Kings 1:8, 9:36, 1:3

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