Strong H8096H8096Iשִׁמְעִי
Shimei
One of the 18 senses of Strong H8096
- Transliteration
- shim‛îy
- Pronunciation
- shim-ee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.1.8;
son of: Ela (H414)
son of: Ela (H414)
Meaning of the name
Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned"
General definition
From H8088; famous;
{Shimi} the name of twenty Israelites: - Shimeah [from the {margin]} {Shimei} {Shimhi} Shimi.
{Shimi} the name of twenty Israelites: - Shimeah [from the {margin]} {Shimei} {Shimhi} Shimi.
In the biblical story
Shimei
Influential figure during Solomon's reign; son of Ela.
Shimei was an influential figure during Solomon's reign and the son of Ela.
In the Bible
Strong H8096I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shimei2
First verses
- 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 4:18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: