H8093 שִׁמְעָה (Shimʻâh) shim-aw'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Shimeah

Biblical Persons & Places

Shimeah David's brother living at the time of United Monarchy

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.16.9; referred to as Shimeah (שִׁמְעָה), or Shimei (=Ketiv. Qere, NIV= Shimeah, KJV= Shimea) (שִׁמְעִי), or Shammah (שַׁמָּה), or Shimea (שִׁמְעָא); son of Jesse; a brother of David, Eliab, Abinadab, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Zeruiah, Abigail(?) and Elihu; father of Jonadab.

Strong's Definition

Shimah, an Israelite

Derivation: feminine of H8088 (שֵׁמַע); annunciation;

KJV Usage: Shimeah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Shimeah = "fame"

1) brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse

1a) also 'Shammah', and 'Shimma'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁמְעָה (shim.ah) — Shimeah. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.16.9; son of: Jesse (H3448); brother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J); father of: Jonadab (H3122); also called Shimei (KJV: Shimea) at 2Sa.21.21; Shammah at 1Sa.16.9; 17.13; Shimea at 1Ch.2.13; 20.7; § Shimeah = "fame" 1) brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse 1a) also 'Shammah', and 'Shimma'

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שִׁמְעָה (H8093)

name · שׁמע

Names of People | ≈ שַׁמָּה · שִׁמְעָא · שִׁמְעִי

Shimeah = man, also known as Shammah, Shimea, and Shimei; ◄ third son of Jesse; brother of David; tribe of Judah

2SA 13:3 · 2SA 13:32 · 2SA 21:21

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שִׁמְעָא n.pr.m. brother of David

son of David

Levites

base

Bible Occurrences (2)

13:3 13:32

2 Samuel 13:3

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

2 Samuel 13:32

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: My lord must not... think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.