שׁמעי
shim‛ı̂y
shim-ee'
From H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites
KJV Usage: Shimeah [from the margin], Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
שׁמעי
shim‛ı̂y
shim-ee'
From H8088; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
1. a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2. a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3. the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4. son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5. a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6. a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7. a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8. a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9. a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10. a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11. a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12. one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13. one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14. a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15. a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16. Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
Origin: from H8088
TWOT: None
Parts of Speech: Proper Name Masculine