Strong H8096H8096Pשִׁמְעִי

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 of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.14;
son of: Heman (H1968I);
brother of: Jehuel (H3171K)

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.

In the biblical story

Shimei

Levite who helped purify the temple under King Hezekiah.

Shimei was a Levite who assisted in purifying the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah.

In the Bible

Strong H8096P appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shimei1

First verses

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:14
    And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
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