Hushah

Also called: Hushathite

Name means “hasting; holding peace”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Hushah, hasting; holding peace”

First named: 2 Samuel 21:18

Town Undetermined United Monarchy

Disputed identification: Its location is disputed; scholars have proposed several different modern sites for it.

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Named in Scripture, but with no story of its own here — kept for the connections graph.

References: 2 Samuel 21:18; 2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 4:4; 1 Chronicles 11:29; 1 Chronicles 20:4; 1 Chronicles 27:11

Sibbecai (M) — of this town, one of David's mighty men who killed the giant Saph at Gob
2 Samuel 21:18