Given name
Ishmerai
“vigilant”·“Yah keeps”
Ishmerai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewישמרי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ishmerai is thought to mean “vigilant” or “Yah keeps.”
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Where it comes from
Ishmerai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb shamar (שמר), “to keep or guard, and possibly.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ishmerai appears in 1 Chronicles 8:18.
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Ishmerai’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Samariashares a root
- Shamirshares a root
- Shemariahshares a root
- Shamershares a root
- Shomershares a root
- Shimronshares a root
- Shimrithshares a root
- Shimrishares a root
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