Shammai

Shammai, the son of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh and Mered who was a descendant of Judah.

The name Shammai means “my name; my desolations”

MaleTribe of Judah(?)Old Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah(?) living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1 Chronicles 4:17; only referred to as Shammai (שַׁמַּי); son of Mered(?) and Bithiah; a brother of Miriam and Ishbah; half-brother of: Jered(?), Heber(?) and Jekuthiel(?).

Glossary entries

Family members

Father: Mered
Mother: Bithiah
Siblings: Heber Ishbah Jekuthiel Jered Miriam

Alternative names

שַׁמַּיShammai

Mentions

1 Chronicles 4:17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.