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Shammai
Biblical Persons & Places
Shammai
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28;
only referred to as Shammai (שַׁמַּי);
son of Onam;
a brother of Jada;
father of Nadab and Abishur.
Shammai
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.44;
only referred to as Shammai (שַׁמַּי);
a son of Rekem;
father of Maon.
Shammai
Man living before Israel's Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah(?) living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.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(?).
Strong's Definition
Shammai, the name of three Israelites
Derivation: from H8073 (שַׁמְלַי); destructive;
KJV Usage: Shammai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shammai = "desolate"
1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28;
son of: Onam (H0208H);
brother of: Jada (H3047);
father of: Nadab (H5070I) and Abishur (H0051)
§ Shammai = "desolate"
1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb
3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שַׁמַּי
shammay
BDB Definition:
Shammai = desolate
1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel
2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeels brother, Caleb
3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8073
Total KJV Occurrences: 1