שַׁמָּה

sham.mahProper Noun (Masculine)H8048

Shammah

From: the same as H8047 (שַׁמָּה);

Short Definition

Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226) and Mizzah (H4199) § Shammah = "astonishment" 1) son of Reuel, grandson of Esau, and a chief of ) the 3rd son of Jesse and a brother of ) son of Agee the Hararite and one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 4) the Harodite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 5) another Hararite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
2
2 Samuel
2
Genesis
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:37
  • 1 Samuel 16:9
  • 1 Samuel 17:13
  • 2 Samuel 23:25
  • 2 Samuel 23:33

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