Strong H8096H8096Qשִׁמְעִי
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 Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.31.12;
brother of: Conaniah (H3562)
brother of: Conaniah (H3562)
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
Levite appointed as an overseer of temple contributions.
Shimei was a Levite appointed as an overseer of the contributions brought to the temple during Hezekiah's reign.
In the Bible
Strong H8096Q appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shimei2
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 31:12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
- 2 Chronicles 31:13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.