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שַׁמָּא

sham.maShammah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences2 books2 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Shamma: Son of Zophah, descendant of Asher
  • Shammah: Mighty man in David's army, defended a lentil field

Definition

from H8074; desolation; Shamma, an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Shamma.

Glossary entries

Shammah Shamma

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. 2 Samuel 23:11שַׁמָּ֥א · was Shammah
    And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:37וְשַׁמָּ֧א · Shamma
    Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.