Strong H8037H8037Gשַׁמָּא
Shammah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H8037
- Transliteration
- shammâ'
- Pronunciation
- sham-maw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.11;
son of: Agee (H89)
son of: Agee (H89)
Meaning of the name
Shamma = "desert"
General definition
From H8074; desolation;
{Shamma} an Israelite: - Shamma.
{Shamma} an Israelite: - Shamma.
In the biblical story
Shammah
Mighty man in David's army, defended a lentil field
Shammah, one of David's mighty men, single-handedly defended a lentil field against the Philistines, resulting in a great victory for Israel.