Strong H8096H8096Yשִׁמְעִי
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 Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.16.9;
son of: Jesse (H3448);
brother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H446I), Abinadab (H41I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H26H)(?) and Elihu (H453J);
father of: Jonadab (H3122); also called Shimei (KJV: Shimea) at 2Sa.21.21; Shammah at 1Sa.16.9; 17.13; Shimea at 1Ch.2.13; 20.7;
Another name of shim.ah (שִׁמְעָה "Shimeah" H8093)
son of: Jesse (H3448);
brother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H446I), Abinadab (H41I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H26H)(?) and Elihu (H453J);
father of: Jonadab (H3122); also called Shimei (KJV: Shimea) at 2Sa.21.21; Shammah at 1Sa.16.9; 17.13; Shimea at 1Ch.2.13; 20.7;
Another name of shim.ah (שִׁמְעָה "Shimeah" H8093)
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
Shimeah
Brother of David; father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan').
Shimeah (also known as Shimei, Shammah, or Shimea) was a brother of King David and the father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan').