(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)
rescued from danger ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Saved. Jehu was "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2 Kings 9:2; comp. 1 Kings 19:16). ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A foolish fellow, or one who habitually acts in a foolish manner. Local in Connecticut. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.