Ishmerai

In Bible versions:

Ishmerai: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

son of Elpaal of Benjamin

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keeper, or keeping

Hebrew

Strongs #03461: yrmvy Yishm@ray

Ishmerai = "He keeps me"

1) a Benjamite of the family of Elpaal

3461 Yishmray yish-mer-ah'-ee

from 8104; preservative; Jishmerai, an Israelite:-Ishmerai.
see HEBREW for 08104

Ishmerai [NAVE]

ISHMERAI, a chief Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:18.

ISHMERAI [SMITH]

(whom Jehovah keeps), a Benjamite, one of the family of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:18) (B.C. before 538.)

ISHMERAI [ISBE]

ISHMERAI - ish'-me-ri (yishmeray, from shamar, meaning "to hedge about," i.e. "to guard," and therefore a "guard," "protector"): A descendant of Benjamin, son of Epaal, resident of Jerusalem, one of the "heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men" (1 Ch 8:18).