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Semei

What Bible dictionaries say about “Semei”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Semei - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)

sem'-e-i:

(1) (Codex Alexandrinus Semei; Codex Vaticanus Semeei): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:33) = "Shimei" "of the sons of Hashum" in Ezr 10:33.

(2) the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Semeias" (Additions to Esther 11:2).

(3) the King James Version form of the Revised Version (British and American) "Semein" (Lu 3:26).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

The article in ISBE 1915

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

(the Greek form of Shimei).
  1. SHIMEI, 14. 1 Esd. 9:33.
  2. SHIMEI, 16. (Esther 11:2)
  3. The father of Mattathias in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. (Luke 3:26)

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith