- Original: ישׁמרי - Transliteration: Yishm@ray - Phonetic: yish-mer-ah'-ee - Definition: Ishmerai = He keeps me 1. a Benjamite of the family of Elpaal - Origin: from H8104 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H8104 ; preservative; Jishmerai an Israelite: - Ishmerai. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ishmerai, 1 1 Chronicles 8:18