- Original: תּשׁבּי - Transliteration: Tishbiy - Phonetic: tish-bee' - Definition: Tishbite = captivity n pr loc 1. the home of Elijah a. site unknown but maybe the town of Tishbe adj gent 2. an inhabitant of Tishbe or Tishbi or Tesheb a. site unknown and name uncertain - Origin: patrial from an unused name meaning recourse - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: Patrial from an unused name meaning recourse; a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead): - Tishbite. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • Tishbite, 6 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 21:17; 1 Kings 21:28; 2 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 1:8; 2 Kings 9:36