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HebrewH8060Proper Noun (Masculine)

שַׁמַּי

sham.may

5Occurrences
H8060Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Shammai, the name of three Israelites

from H8073 (שַׁמְלַי); destructive;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; 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, ) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

שַׁמַּי appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
5

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:28BSB

The sons of Onam:Shammai and Jada.The sons of Shammai:Nadab and Abishur.

1 Chronicles 2:32BSB

The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai:Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

1 Chronicles 2:44BSB

Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

1 Chronicles 2:45BSB

The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

1 Chronicles 4:17BSB

The sons of Ezrah:Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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