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Shimei
Biblical Persons & Places
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.27;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי).
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.19;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
son of Pedaiah;
a brother of Zerubbabel.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.26;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Zaccur.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.4;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Gog;
father of Micah.
Shimei
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.29;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Libni;
father of Uzzah.
Shimei
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.39;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Jehiel;
father of Zimmah, Shelomith, Haziel, Haran.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.21;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
father of Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath.
Shimei
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.1.8;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Ela.
Shimei
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.14;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
son of Heman;
a brother of Jehuel.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.31.12;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a brother of Conaniah.
Shimei
David's adversary living at the time of United Monarchy
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Gera.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.2.5;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי);
a son of Kish;
father of Jair.
Shimei
Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17;
referred to as Shimei (KJV= Shimi) (שִׁמְעִי), or Shimeite (KJV= Shimite) or Shimeite (KJV, NIV= Shimei) (שִׁמְעִי);
son of Gershon;
a brother of Libni;
father of Jahath, Zizah, Jeush and Beriah.
Shimei
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי).
Shimei
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.33;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי).
Shimei
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.38;
only referred to as Shimei (שִׁמְעִי).
Strong's Definition
Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites
Derivation: from H8088 (שֵׁמַע); famous;
KJV Usage: Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17;
son of: Gershon (H1648);
brother of: Libni (H3845G);
father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J)
Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimeite" H8097)
§ Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁמְעִי
shim‛ý̂y
BDB Definition:
Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = renowned
1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David
2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon
3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David
4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David
6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel
10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur
11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah
12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther
15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi
16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled Shimhi
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8088
Total KJV Occurrences: 44