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שִׁמְעָא

shim.ah, shim.aShimea
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man5 occurrences1 book5 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Shammua: Son of David born in Jerusalem
  • Shimea: Levite of the family of Merari during David's reign
  • Shimea: Levite singer appointed by David for temple worship
  • Shimeah: Brother of David; father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan')

Definition

for H8093; Shima, the name of four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Shimea, Shimei, Shamma.

Glossary entries

Shammah Shimea Shammua Shimeah Shimei Shimma

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 2:13וְשִׁמְעָ֖א · Shimea
    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
  2. 1 Chronicles 3:5שִׁ֠מְעָא · Shimea
    …and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:30שִׁמְעָ֥א · Shimea
    Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:39שִׁמְעָֽא׃ · of Shimea
    Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
  5. 1 Chronicles 20:7שִׁמְעָ֖א · Shimei
    …and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.