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Strong H8060H8060Gשַׁמַּי

Shammai

One of the 3 senses of Strong H8060

Transliteration
shammay
Pronunciation
sham-mah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28;
son of: Onam (H208H);
brother of: Jada (H3047);
father of: Nadab (H5070I) and Abishur (H51)

Meaning of the name

Shammai = "desolate"

General definition

From H8073; destructive;
{Shammai} the name of three Israelites: - Shammai.

In the biblical story

Shammai

Son of Onam; father of Nadab and Abishur

Shammai, the son of Onam, was the father of Nadab and Abishur, who were descendants of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron.

In the Bible

Strong H8060G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shammai2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:28
    And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:32
    And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
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