Strong H8060H8060Hשַׁמַּי
Shammai
One of the 3 senses of Strong H8060
- Transliteration
- shammay
- Pronunciation
- sham-mah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Shammai = "desolate"
General definition
From H8073; destructive;
{Shammai} the name of three Israelites: - Shammai.
{Shammai} the name of three Israelites: - Shammai.
In the biblical story
Shammai
Father of Maon, ancestor of Caleb
Shammai was the father of Maon and an ancestor of Caleb, a prominent figure in the tribe of Judah.
In the Bible
Strong H8060H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shammai2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 2:44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 2:45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth–zur.