Strong H8048H8048Gשַׁמָּה

Shammah

Transliteration: shammâh
Pronunciation: sham-maw'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13;
son of: Reuel (H7467);
brother of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226) and Mizzah (H4199)

Meaning of the name

Shammah = "astonishment"

General definition

The same as H8047; {Shammah} the name of an Edomite and four Israelites: - Shammah.

In the biblical story

Shammah

Son of Reuel, grandson of Esau

Shammah was a son of Reuel and a grandson of Esau, and he became a chief of Edom.

In the Bible

Strong H8048G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

shammah3

First verses

Genesis 36:13
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:17
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
1 Chronicles 1:37
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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