The Hebrew Ishhod (אִישְׁהוֹד) means 'man of splendor,' 'man of honor,' or 'man of majesty' — from ish (man) and hod (majesty, glory, splendor). He is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh as a son of Hammoleketh, sister of Gilead. Like many genealogical names, Ishhod embodies a theological declaration about the kind of person this family aimed to produce.
The name Ishhod — 'man of majesty' — reflects Israel's highest aspiration for its sons: that they would carry within them a reflection of God's own hod (glory/majesty). The hod of God is His splendor that fills creation (Ps 104:1), the radiant weight of His presence. Moses' face shone with it after meeting God. In Numbers 27:20, God told Moses to give Joshua some of his hod (authority/splendor) when commissioning him. True human dignity is borrowed divine glory. The Christian hope is to be 'conformed to the image of his Son' (Rom 8:29) — to become, through grace, what the name Ishhod aspires to: people whose lives reflect the majesty of God.