Dictionaries :: Nimshi

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Nimshi:

saved. Jehu was "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2Ki 9:2; 1Ki 19:16).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Nimshi:

rescued from danger

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Nimshi:

nim'-shi (nimshi): The grandfather of Jehu (2Ki 9:2,14). Jehu's usual designation is "son of Nimshi" (1Ki 19:16).

Nave's Topical Bible

Nimshi: Father of Jehu

2Ki 9:2, 20

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nimshi:

(rescued) the grandfather of Jehu, who is generally called "the son of Nimshi." (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:2; 14; 20; 2 Chronicles 22:7).