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שִׁמְעִי

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Shimei

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.2.5; son of: Kish (H7027J); father of: Jair (H2971J) § 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'

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. שַׁמָּה

proper name, masculine 1. in Edom Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Chr 1:37 usually Σομε.
2. third son of Jesse 1Sam 16:9; 1Sam 17:13, Σαμ(μ)α, ᵐ5L Σαμαα; see שִׁמְעָא, שִׁמְעָה, שִׁמְעִי.
3. Σαμαια(ς), etc., heroes of David:
  a. 2Sam 23:11 (omitted accidentally || 1Chr 11:13 Dr), v1Chr 11:33.
  b. v1Chr 11:25 = שַׁמּוֺת 1Chr 11:27, Σαμαωθ, Σαμ(μ)ωθ; probably also שַׁמְהוּת 1Chr 27:8. p 1030,1035

II. שֶׁ֫מַע proper name, masculine usually Σαμα(α), Σεμαα (compare Sabean proper name סמע Hal509); —

1. in Judah 1Chr 2:44, שָׁ֑מַע v1Chr 2:43.
2. in Reuben 1Chr 5:8.
3. in Benjamin 1Chr 8:13 (= שִׁמְעִי v1Chr 8:21).
4. post-exilic Neh 8:4, Σαμαιας.

I. שִׁמְעִי43 proper name, masculine usually Σευεει:

1. in Benjamin:
  a. 2Sam 16:5; 2Sam 16:7; 2Sam 16:13; 2Sam 19:17; 2Sam 19:19; 2Sam 19:22; 2Sam 19:24, 1Kgs 2:8 + 10 t. 1Kgs 2.
  b. 1Kgs 1:8, perhaps = 1Kgs 4:18.
2. a Ramathite 1Chr 27:27.
3. Levites: a. 'son' of Gershon Exod 6:17; Num 3:18; 1Chr 6:2; 1Chr 23:7; 1Chr 23:9; 1Chr 23:10 (twice in verse)
  b. 1Chr 6:14.
  c. v.1Chr 6:27. d 1Chr 25:17.
  e. 2Chr 29:14. feminine 2Chr 31:12; 2Chr 31:13.
  g. Ezra 10:23.
4. brother of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19. 5 in Simeon 1Chr 4:26; 1Chr 4:27.
6. in Reuben 1Chr 5:4.
7. 1Chr 8:13 = (II.) שֶׁמַע v1Chr 8:13.
8. post-exilic names:
  a. Ezra 10:33.
  b. vEzra 10:38 (compare 3 g above).
9. grandfather of Mordecai Esth 2:5.
10. 2Sam 21:21 Kt (Qr שִׁמְעָא q. v.
1.).

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